Endplates – Punch Holes tab

Used to add punch holes to members with endplate connections or to endplates.

Note: Punch holes may be added for Flange and Normal (manually assigned) endplates. They are not available for Splice or Automatically assigned layout endplates.

Setting	Description
Punch holes projected from	None – No punch holes are added. Web (For `Normal` layouts) – Punch holes are added on the endplate where the web projects, at either side of the mid-depth of the web. Shape Vertices (For `Normal` layouts) – Punch holes are added on the endplate at the projected corners of the connecting shape. Holes (For `Flange` layouts) – Punch holes are added at a projection to the nearest flange of the connected beam. If symmetric, the left flange is used. Endplate Edges (For `Flange` layouts) – Punch holes are added a project to the outer edges of the nearest flange. Note: When a doubler plate is present, the plate dimensions of the first endplate in the connection (i.e., the endplate closes to the connecting beam) are used.
Distance	(Enabled for `Flange` layouts, where Holes or Endplate Edges is selected as the Punch holes projected from drop-down list) – Sets the distance from the edge of the flange to the punch hole.

Setting

Description

Punch holes projected from

None – No punch holes are added.
Web (For Normal layouts) – Punch holes are added on the endplate where the web projects, at either side of the mid-depth of the web.
Shape Vertices (For Normal layouts) – Punch holes are added on the endplate at the projected corners of the connecting shape.
Holes (For Flange layouts) – Punch holes are added at a projection to the nearest flange of the connected beam. If symmetric, the left flange is used.
Endplate Edges (For Flange layouts) – Punch holes are added a project to the outer edges of the nearest flange.

Note: When a doubler plate is present, the plate dimensions of the first endplate in the connection (i.e., the endplate closes to the connecting beam) are used.

Distance

(Enabled for Flange layouts, where Holes or Endplate Edges is selected as the Punch holes projected from drop-down list) – Sets the distance from the edge of the flange to the punch hole.

Note: Punch holes have a diameter of 1.4 mm and a depth of 2.8 mm.