Defining a Box/Tube Cap Plate
With the Box/Tube Cap Plate command, cap plate for the box/tube profiles is created.
Location of the Box/Tube Cap Plate Command
You can access it under the Ribbon menu, Connection tab, Experimentals title.
Usage Steps
If Draw in Fast Mode is Active
Click Box/Tube Cap Plate icon from the Connection menu.
Click the elements you want to connect sequentially from the 3D perspective view.
The connection will occur.
If Draw in Fast Mode is Inactive
Click Box/Tube Cap Plate icon from the Connection menu.
Click the column from the 3D perspective view.
The connection will occur with default settings.
Location of the Box/Tube Cap Plate Connection Settings Dialog
If the draw in fast mode is active, the connection settings will be opened automatically.
If the draw in fast mode is inactive, select the connection and click the right mouse button. Click the Properties line from the right click menu that opens.
Box/Tube Cap Plate Connection Settings Dialog
General Tab
Specifications |
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Cap plate  The cap plate is determined by entering the value. The values to be entered are shown in the schematic drawing. |
Schematic drawing  Connection and plate values are shown on the schematic drawing. |
Preview  There is a preview of the connection. The selection made and the entered values can be followed simultaneously in the preview. |
Welds Tab
Specifications |
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Welds  The thickness, type and angle values of the welds to be made at the connections are given. The information on whether it will be done on the construction site or not is entered. |
Weld electrode  The strengths of the welding electrodes are defined in the design inputs. The strength of the main element in the weld joint is controlled under the condition that it has less strength than the weld strength. If necessary, click the list and define "Create New…". To create the welding electrode, give the information "Name" and "Weld metal tensile strength" in the dialog that opens after clicking "Create New". Welding geometry is determined automatically by the program. These properties can be changed to easily determine the connection properties. Geometry features are in accordance with industry standards and in the form specified in AISC. |
Schematic drawing  Connection and weld values are shown on the schematic drawing. |
Preview There is a preview of the connection. The selection made and the entered values can be followed simultaneously in the preview. |
Design Data Tab
In the design data, the connection elements material is defined. The condition that the main element in the weld joint has less strength than the weld strength is controlled.
If necessary, click the list and define "Create New…". To create the connection elements material, give the information material definitions and values in the dialog that opens after clicking "Create New".
