| Plate Thickness
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Sets the thickness of the gusset plate.
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| Bolt Style
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Sets the bolt style from the drop-down list.
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 Edit Style
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Opens the
Bolt Styles dialog, where bolt styles are
manipulated. You can edit the current bolt style or create a new.
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| Dia
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Sets the hole diameter of the selected bolt from the
drop-down list of bolt diameter table.
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| Workloose
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Sets the clearance between bolt and hole diameter.
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| Offset
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Sets the offset value which the gusset plate has to
extend beyond the shape edges in transversal shape direction.
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| Gusset Position
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Options to specify the position of the plate to be
created, related to the connected shapes.
- Plate
Centered – When checked, the gusset plate will be created in the
center of the shapes.
- Top Plate
/ Down Plate
– When checked, a gusset plate will be created at
the upper edge and/or at the lower edge of the shapes, depending on the
selection. It is possible to connect shapes with two plates as well. Enabled
when
Plate Centered is unchecked.
- Plate
Centered – When checked, the gusset plate will be created in the
center of the shapes.
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| Overlap Border Shape
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When checked, it is not the edge of a limiting
shape situated next to the gusset plate, which is used as borderline, but the
opposite line.
It is possible to design a gusset plate in a way
that it overlaps e.g. the complete flange of a limiting shape.
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| Weld Bracing
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When checked, the shapes and the plate are not
drilled. It is possible to combine them with each other using a weld, instead
of bolts.
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| Group
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When checked, a group will be formed on the base of
the gusset plate and the connected shapes.
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| With Bolts
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When the 'With Bolts' field has been checked as well,
the bolts of the shape to be connected are also added to that group.
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| Use Existing Holes
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When checked, existing holes are used instead of
drilling new ones.
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