Plate
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- Joint
Plates – When checked, creates joint plates.
- Legth – Sets
the length of the joint plate. A positive value determines the width. A
negative value is read as its absolute value. The default is 800 or 32
depending on the units setting.
- Width
Offset – Sets the offset of the plate to the edge of the Connection
shape in the direction of X-Axis of the Connection shape. The default is 20 or
0.8 depending on the units setting.
- Thickness –
Sets the plate thickness. A positive value determines the thickness. A negative
value is read as its absolute value. The default is 15 or 0.6 depending on the
units setting.
- Bolt
Diametere – Sets the dimension of the bolt. A positive value
determines the diameter. A negative value is to be read as its absolute value.
The default is 16 or 0.6 depending on the units setting.
- Workloose –
Sets the workloose of the holes. A positive value determines the tolerance . A
negative value is to be read as its absolute value. The default is 1 or 0.04
depending on the units setting.
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Bolts Longitudinal
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Defines the number and distance of the bolts on the
flanges of the Support and Connect shapes along the direction of Connection
shape.
- Number of
Bolts – Sets the number of the bolts in the direction of Connection
shape. Default is 3.
- Bolt
Distance – Sets the distance between two adjacent holes along the
direction of Connection shape. Default is 60 or 2.4 depending of the units
setting.
- Edge
Distance – Sets the offset of the center of the holes to the edge
of the plate along the direction of the Connection shape. Default is 30 or 1.2
depending of the units setting.
- Distance
Apart – Sets the distance between the hole center in the Support
shape and center of the first hole in the Connection shape along the direction
of Connect shape. Default is 180 or 7 depending of the units setting.
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Bolts Transversal
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Defines the number and distance of the holes on the
flange of the Support and Connection shapes along the X-Axis of the Connection
shape.
- Edge
Distance – Sets the distance between the edge of the joint plate
and the center of the first hole along the X-Axis of the Connecti0on shape.
Default is 30 or 1.2 depending of the units setting.
- Bolt
Type – Sets the type of the bolt being created. The default is
DIN 7991.
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Weld Plates
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Defines the dimensions of weld plates, which can
optionally be added to reinforce the connection. Weld plates are added on the
top and bottom of the connected shapes where they meet the middle supporting
shape.
- Create
Plates - When checked, creates the weld plates.
- Thickness –
Sets the thickness of the weld plates.
- Length – Sets
the length of the weld plates.
- Width – Sets
the width of the weld plates.
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