| Shape Selection
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- Thickness –
Sets the thickness of the web plate, selected from the drop-down list.
- Selected Shape
– Displays the shape corresponding to selected thickness.
- Cut
Plate – When checked, the plate is cut at the connecting shape in
case of bevelled shapes to be connected. Disables
Rotate flat sheet.
- Normal to
Cut Plane –When checked, the plate is not inserted in shape
direction at bevelled connecting shapes but always perpendicular towards the
connecting shape.
Normal to Cut
Plane off (unchecked)
Normal to Cut
Plane on (checked)
- Use
Polyplates – When checked, inserts poly-plates instead of flats.
- Rotate
flat sheet – When checked, the flat steel inserted
is rotated by 90º, that leads to change in dimension. If a flat is used, it
will be created with the size
length x 10 instead of with the size
width x 10. (Example:
FL 110x10 becomes
BRFL 250x10)
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| Position Selection
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- (side
selection) – Sets the web side of the shape to be connected
(Left or
Right side), which is to be used for attaching
the web plate. When
Both sides is selected, a plate is attached to
both sides of the web.
- From
Edge – When checked, the vertical offset is measured from upper
edge shape to upper edge web plate.
- Lower
Edge – When checked, the vertical offset refers to the lower edge
of shape and web plate. Enabled when
From Edge is set.
- Up to
1st. Bolt – When checked, the vertical offset doesn’t refer to the
edges of the web plate but to the center of the first drill hole. Enabled when
From Edge is set.
- Gap – Sets the
distance to be adhered to from the outer edge of the support shape to the outer
edge of the shape to be connected.
- Vertical
Offset / Side Offset – Sets the distance of the offset for the web
plate from the axis of the shape to be connected towards top or to the right
(depending on position). Negative values effect an opposite offset.
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