Bolt Settings
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- Weld – When
checked, no holes are created. When unchecked, holes are created as per the
Hole settings.
- Bolt
Style – Sets the bolt type from the installed bolt database's.
Select the required bolt type from the list. The default is the first type in
the list.
- Diameter – Sets
the diameter of the hole in the gusset plate. Enter a positive value to
determine the diameter. Default is 16 or 0.625 depending on the units setting.
- Workloose –
Sets the allowance for the hole workloose for the hole in the gusset plate.
Enter a positive value to determine the workloose. Default is 2 or 0.0625
depending on the units setting.
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Hole Settings
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- Lower
Only – When checked, the brace is only positioned to the lower
connection point. When unchecked, it is positioned to the lower and upper
connection points
- Lower
Pitch – Sets the bolt offset for the lower purlin hole. Enter a
positive value to determine the offset. The default is 0. This value is only
used if
Pitch from Table is not set or
values where not supplied in the shape database. If lower offset is 0 a single
hole is place in the centre of the purlin
- Pitch
from Table – When checked, calculation of hole offsets from the
shape database is checked for supplied values for the Lower and Upper Offsets.
If found in the database these values are used in preference to the Lower And
Upper Offset values. If not found in the database the Lower and Upper Offset
values are used. When unchecked, the Lower and Upper Offset values are used.
- Upper
Pitch – Set the bolt offset for the upper purlin hole. Enter a
positive value to determine the offset. The default is 0. This value is only
used if
Pitch from Table is not set or
values where not supplied in the shape database. Upper Offset is also ignored
if
Lower only is set.
- Double
Holes – When checked, sets double hole connection.
- Symmetrical
Offset – When checked, the offset values are both controlled by the
horizontal value. When unchecked, individual values can be set for horizontal
and vertical offset.
- Offset(s) –
Sets gusset hole offsets in X and Y directions, respectively. For
Symmetrical Offset only vertical offset
is enabled.
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