To Select By Structural Criteria
- Select the Structural criteria option. The Selector-Criteria-Structural dialog appears.
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Click on the triangular icon to show the items.
The sections expand.
- Set criteria in each section.
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In the
Structural Geometry section, the following
criteria can be set:
- Section – enter section or pick on from Structural Sections dialog by clicking Select button.
- Rotation – enter angle of rotation up to 360 degree about the member centroid, if the criteria to select rotated geometry.
- Mirror – set on if the structural geometry in the selection to pick flipped elements.
- Placement point – set the location of the baseline relative to the member section by selecting from the drop list items. Ten placement options are available: Bottom Left, Bottom Center, Bottom Right, Center Left, Center Center, Center Right, Top Left, Top Center, Top Right, and Centroid (for fully symmetric sections).
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In the
Structural Data section, the following
criteria can be set:
- Fillet – set on if the fillets between member flanges and web are designed.
- Mark – set the part prefix Id mark, such as B-1 (Beams), C-1 (Columns), P-1 (Purlins), etc.
- Type – set the type that identifies the category of the component, such as Beam (Beams), Column (Columns), Handrail (Handrails) etc.
- Material – set the material type of the component, such as Steel, Timber, Concrete etc.
- Grade – set material specifications standard, such as A36, A50 (steel), 4000psi (concrete), etc.
- Status – set the part position, such as New or Old. Class – set the part order as a class of the component, such as Primary, Secondary, Framing etc.
- User1 .. user 4 – enter the user defined variables associated with the component being selected.
- End1/End2 Action – specify the end action such as 12.0K, 14.0K for the component.
- End1/End2 Detail – specify the end action such as Type I, Type II for the component.
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In the
Cope/Trim Info section, the following
criteria can be set:
- Cope/Trim – select one of the options to filer the selection for – Member has at least one feature OR Member has no feature.
- Web Clearance – set the value of the clearance space between structural member webs in coping.
- Flange Clearance – set the value of the clearance space between structural member flanges in coping.
- Inside Corner Treatment – select the inside corner treatment from the pop-up options: squared off, rounded radius, or squared off corner with notch.
- Inside Corner Radius – set the value of the radius of the inside corner treatment.
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Review the Structural criteria definition.
This criteria selects New primary class steel beams marked B-1, having grade A36, and fillet; and the section W40X362 structure aligned at Bottom Center is mirrored. • Structural Geometry criteria set to Section: W40X362, Rotation: 0.0, Mirror: On, and Placement Point: Bottom Center • Structural Data criteria set to Fillet: On, Mark: B-1, Type: Beam, Material: Steel, Grade: A36, Status: New, Class: Primary, End1 Action: 12.0 K, and End1 Detail: Type • Cope and trimming info criteria set to Cope/Trim: Member has at least one feature, Web Clearance: 0.0, Flange Clearance: 0.0, Inside Corner Treatment: squared off corner with notch, and Inside Corner Radius: 0.4 • Filters all structural beams satisfying above criteria
- Return to the Select By Attributes dialog and click Apply.