Used to create a bracing from shapes and gusset plates.
Setting
Description
Shape Position settings
Shape
Position ?Sets select the position of the shapes in relation to the
gusset plates.
Front- the shapes are located in front
of the gusset plate.
Back - The shapes are located behind
the gusset plate.
Cross
- One shape is located in front of the gusset plate and one behind.
Centered - The shapes are located in
the bracing plane.
Double ? One shape each is located in
front of and behind the gusset plate (total of 4 shapes for cross stay).
Replaced ? One shape each is located
in front of and behind the gusset plate with one being offset to the left and
one to the right (total of 4 shapes for cross stay).
4-Times? One shape is located on each
side (front, rear, left, right), which makes a total of 8 shapes for cross
stay.
Shape
Insertion ? Sets the insertion position of the shapes.
Centered - The shapes are inserted
along the shape axis..
COG
Line - The shapes are inserted along the COG (Center of Gravity) line.
Pitch Line ? The shapes are inserted
along the pitch line.
Diagonal ? The shapes are inserted
along their corner points ?Upper Edge Left? up to ?Lower Edge Right?..
Inverse Diagonal ? The shapes are
inserted along their corner points from ?Lower Edge Left? up to ?Upper Edge
Right?.
Hole
Position ? Sets the hole positions in the shape.
Centred - The holes are drilled on the
shape axis.
COG
Line - The drill holes are drilled on COG line.
Pitch Line ? The holes are drilled on
the shape pitch line.
Shape
distance ? Sets the distance of the shapes for offset or 4-Times
bracings.
Rotation
Angle ? Used to specify a rotation of the shapes.
Offset ?
Specify a projection of the central gusset plate extending past the shape edges
of the bracing bars. Positive values increase the size of the plate whereas
negative values decrease it.
Shorten ? Here
you can specify a value to be used to shorten the shapes after the bracing has
been generated.
Divide
All ? If this field is checked, all shapes of a cross stay are
separated at the center gusset plate.
Mirror
Shapes ? If this field is checked, the shapes are mirrored and then
inserted.
Center
hole ? At a cross stay and selected shape position 'Crossed', a
common hole is drilled into the shapes that are crossing each other.
Bind Plates settings
Enabled for guess plate shape position set to
4 times. Used to add binding plate between the
bracing rods.
Bind
Plates ? When checked, enables the following settings used for a
further description of the batten plates. Used when opposing shapes have batten
plates as stiffeners.
Distance ? Sets
the distance of the batten plates; the program divides the distances regularly
according to this specification and the values are rounded up or down
correspondingly.
Offset ? Sets
the distance of batten plates from the shape edges. Positive values decrease
the size of the plate whereas negative values increase it, i.e. the plate has a
projection.
Weld ? When
checked, the batten plates are not connected by bolts but by a weld. Welds the
binding plate instead of bracing rods.
Weld input field
? Sets the weld thickness in the input field, if it differs from the default
settings of the weld style.
Weld style ?
Lists the weld styles in the selection list.
(Edit Style) ? Opens Weld Styles
dialog used to process the weld style or to create a new style.
Number ? Sets
the number of bolts which are used to connect each batten plate with the
shapes.
Dia. ? Sets the
diameter of bolting to connect binding plates.
Workloose ?
Sets the hole work loose of bolting. This is the allowable play between the
hole diameter and bolt diameter.
Edge-1st
hole ? Sets the distance from the end of the batten plate to the
first hole center in the direction of the bar.
Hole-Hole ? The
space between the drilled holes in the direction of the bar
(Edit Style) ? Opens Weld Styles
dialog used to process the weld style or to create a new style.