Cope

Used to cope steel elements.

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Important: To activate the dialog, you must first select the shape to be coped (i.e., notched), and then the shape used to specifying the contour.

Note: When you select the tool, the connection is created based on the settings used last. You can preview the connection in the dialog. The cope is also tentatively modeled until you accept it from the dialog controls.

Dialog Controls

Setting	Description
OK	Closes the dialog and save your changes.
Cancel	Closes the dialog without saving changes.
Help	Opens online help.
Template	Saves and retrieve settings to be used on other projects.
Clone	Transfers the data of the current cope directly to several copes (must be created as new copes). Tip: You must select all the shapes to be coped first. Then you have to select the shapes to cope with.
Favorites	Current Settings - Select when you haven't created any template and you want to use the current settings of the dialog instead. Bentley/Default - Select when you want to use the application default settings template and you don't want to use the current settings of the dialog instead.
	Allows an unknown shape to be clicked. The flange thickness is then entered in the input fields for 1. Top Flange Inside and 5. Bottom Flange. If you have entered a value in the +Distance field, this value is added. Tip: With this option, a flange distance can be swiftly determined without knowing the shape. As a reference, you should select the setting “Outer Edge”.
Show /Hide Preview	Opens or closes, respectively, a flyout panel to display an illustration based on the tool.

Dimensions tab

Setting	Description
Layout	Selects the shape of the cope. The different variants are shown in the picture below: Figure 1. Before coping is shown (upper left, shapes overlap), contour (upper right). Bottom from left to right: Fit Shape Start (the normal cope), Fit Shape Middle and Fit Shape End.
Corner Layout	Edge ? The copes at the shape radii are carried out with a chamfer. Radial ? The copes at the shape radii are carried out with adapted radii. In the Radius input field, the determined radius can be modified later. Access Holes ? The holes are drilled in the inner corners of the cope. In the Radius input field, the radius of the drill holes can be preset.
From Inner Flange/Center	When From Inner Flange is on, the Distances are measured from the inner flange edges. When off, the Distances are measured from the outer flange edges. When From Center is on, the Distances are measured from the flange center lines. When off, the Distances are measured from the inner or outer flange edges depending upon the From Inner Flange setting. Figure 2. 1) Outer edges, 2) Center lines
Distances	Note: Refer to the Cope dialog preview for how the following Distances are applied. Top Flange Inside Top Flange Edge Top Flange Outside Web Distance Bottom Flange Bottom Flange Edge Bottom Flange Radius
+ Distance:	This value is added to the result of the function GET FLANGE THICKNESS.
Both Sides Equal	The bottom of the notch is carried out with the data of the top and the data are transferred into the fields.
Exchange Sides	The values of top and bottom are exchanged with each other so that you can turn the connection.

Data tab

Setting	Description
List	Lists previously defined notches from a database. You can create these database files using any dBASE-editor. You can also predefine a certain number of the most frequent notches. The different List fields display the cope data, which are the base of the connection. Apart from this you can select the desired notch by selecting an entry.

Key-in: prosteel cope