Vertical A Frame Cap
Used to parametrically create vertical A frame cap connections, mostly commonly used in electrical substations.
Accessed from:Cap Plate tab
Used to specify geometry for the cap plate.
Sloping Center Plate tab
Used to specify geometry for the sloping center plate.
Setting | Description |
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Sloping Center Plate | When on, the sloping center plate is included in the connection. |
Thickness | Sets the thickness of the sloping center plate. |
Height | Sets the overall height of the plate. Denoted with 1 in the diagram. |
Outer / Inner Height | Sets the height above the cut corners on either side of the plate, respectively. Denoted with 2 and 3 in the diagram. |
Bottom Width | Sets the width of the plate at the bottom. Denoted with 4 in the diagram. |
Outer Offset | Sets the offset from the plate outer edge at the bottom of the plate. Denoted with 5 in the diagram. |
Indentation Length | Sets the offset between the sloping center plate and the top cap edge. Denoted with 6 in the diagram. |
Vertical Center Plate tab
Used to specify geometry for the vertical center plate.
Setting | Description |
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Vertical Center Plate | When on, the vertical center plate is included in the connection. |
Thickness | Sets the thickness of the vertical center plate. |
Height | Sets the overall height of the plate. Denoted with 1 in the diagram. |
Outer / Inner Height | Sets the height above the cut corners on either side of the plate, respectively. Denoted with 2 and 3 in the diagram. |
Bottom Width | Sets the width of the plate at the bottom. Denoted with 4 in the diagram. |
Outer Offset | Sets the offset from the plate outer edge at the bottom of the plate. Denoted with 5 in the diagram. |
Indentation Length | Sets the offset between the vertical center plate and the top cap edge. Denoted with 6 in the diagram. |
Cut Plate tab
Used to specify geometry for the cap plate.
Setting | Description |
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Cut Plate | When on, this plate is included in the connection. |
Thickness | Sets the thickness of the cut plate. |
Height | Sets the overall height of the plate. Denoted with 1 in the diagram. |
Side Height | Sets the height above the cut corners on both sides of the plate, respectively. Denoted with 2 in the diagram. |
Top / Bottom Width | Sets the width of the plate at the top and bottom respectively. Denoted with 3 and 4 in the diagram. |
Sloping Stiffener tab
Used to specify geometry for the sloping stiffeners on either side of the sloping leg member.
Setting | Description |
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Sloping Stiffener Plate | When on, the sloping stiffener plate is included in the connection. |
Thickness | Sets the thickness of the sloping stiffener plate. |
Height | Sets the overall height of the plate. Denoted with 1 in the diagram. |
Side Height | Sets the height above the cut corners on both sides of the plate, respectively. Denoted with 2 in the diagram. |
Bottom Width | Sets the width of the plate at the bottom. Denoted with 3 in the diagram. |
Indentation Length | Sets the offset between the sloping stiffener plate and the top cap edge. Denoted with 4 in the diagram. |
Wing Stiffener tab
Used to specify geometry for the stiffener plates on either side of the vertical leg member.
Setting | Description |
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Wing Stiffener Plate | When on, the wing stiffener plate is included in the connection. |
Thickness | Sets the thickness of the wing stiffener plate. |
Height | Sets the overall height of the plate. Denoted with 1 in the diagram. |
Side Height | Sets the height above the cut corners on both sides of the plate, respectively. Denoted with 2 in the diagram. |
Bottom Width | Sets the width of the plate at the bottom. Denoted with 3 in the diagram. |
Indentation Length | Sets the offset between the sloping stiffener plate and the top cap edge. Denoted with 4 in the diagram. |
Corner Stiffener tab
Used to specify geometry for the stiffener plates adjacent to the wing stiffeners, on either side of the vertical leg member.
Setting | Description |
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Corner Stiffener Plate | When on, the corner stiffener plate is included in the connection. |
Thickness | Sets the thickness of the corner stiffener plate. |
Height | Sets the overall height of the plate. Denoted with 1 in the diagram. |
Side Height | Sets the height above the cut corners on the side of the plate. Denoted with 2 in the diagram. |
Bottom Width | Sets the width of the plate at the bottom. Denoted with 3 in the diagram. |
Indentation Length | Sets the offset between the corner stiffener plate and the top cap corner. Denoted with 4 in the diagram. |
Offset | Sets the length from the working point/center of the sloping leg to the end of the cap plate. Denoted with 5 in the diagram. |
Tail Stiffener tab
Used to specify geometry for the tail stiffeners, on either side of the vertical center plate.
Setting | Description |
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Tail Stiffener Plate | When on, the tail stiffener plate is included in the connection. |
Thickness | Sets the thickness of the tail stiffener plate. |
Height | Sets the overall height of the plate. Denoted with 1 in the diagram. |
Side Height | Sets the height above the cut corners on the side of the plate. Denoted with 2 in the diagram. |
Bottom Width | Sets the width of the plate at the bottom. Denoted with 3 in the diagram. |
Indentation Length | Sets the offset between the corner stiffener plate and the top cap edge. Denoted with 4 in the diagram. |
Offset | Sets the length from the working point/center of the sloping leg to the end of the cap plate. Denoted with 5 in the diagram. |
Group tab
Used to create a new ProStructures group with the Substation Gallery objects.
Setting | Description |
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Create Group | Select this option to select additional shapes. Separate Substation Gallery objects are created. |
Assignment tab
Used to assign elements in the connection to a material, display class, area class, part family, level, etc.
Dialog Controls
Setting | Description |
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OK | Closes the dialog and save your changes. |
Cancel | Closes the dialog without saving changes. |
Help | Opens online help. |
Template | Saves and retrieve (Using Templates) settings to be used on other projects. |
Clone | Shifts focus to the geometry, allowing cloning the current structural object (stair, frame, truss, etc.) properties to match one or more objects selected in the view. |
Apply | Updates the current model object with any changes made in the dialog settings. |
Show /Hide Preview | Opens or closes, respectively, a flyout panel to display an illustration based on the tool. |