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Displays the controls used to place bracket plate systems.

 Properties

Opens the Bracket System Properties Dialog, which you use to view and modify the properties of the bracket system that you are about to place in the model. The initial bracket properties default from the selected structural specification and the bracket rules.

Shape_Icon_CustomBrowser_Color16 Bracket Browser

Opens the Define Bracket Plate System Properties Dialog that specifies bracket symbols, parameters, and properties in an icon-based browser. You can select a symbol for the bracket prior to choosing the supports.

Bracket

Displays the bracket symbol. You can also manually select a bracket symbol in the catalog when Select from the Catalog is active.

Select from the Catalog

Allows the selection of any bracket symbol in the catalog in the Bracket box. This option is a toggle with Create by Rule .

Create by Rule

Limits the Bracket box to applicable rule-based symbols. This is the default option. This option is a toggle with Select from the Catalog .

Rule Based - When Create by Rule is active, this option allows the software to define the default rule-based bracket symbol. Clear this option to manually select another bracket symbol that is in the applicable set defined in the rules. This option is the same as the Rule Based option for the symbol question on the Selection Tab (Bracket System Properties Dialog). The symbol question is always the final question.

When using Create by Rule , Bracket and Rule Based are inactive. You must first click Select Bracket Supports , select supports, and click Accept to allow the bracket rules to determine the applicable options.

Select Plane

Click to select the type of plane upon which you want to place the bracket system. See Plane Controls below.

Select Bracket Supports

Define the structural support systems for the bracket system. Brackets require at least two, but not more than five, supports. Supports can be plate systems or profile stiffener systems. See Bracket Support Controls below.

When you copy a bracket and use Edit > Paste > Delete Optional to remove a boundary, Remove/Maintain Relationships of the Plane / is not visible. You must first click Select Bracket Supports to allow the command to determine the applicable options.

 Define Boundaries

Define the outside boundaries of the bracket plate system. You can define the boundaries by selecting objects, including structural members, in the model or by sketching boundary curves. If you select objects in the model and those objects are moved, the software automatically resizes the plate system to maintain the boundary relationship. See Boundary Controls and Plane Controls below.

When selecting an existing plate system, if displays for Define Boundaries, then the boundaries do not form a closed shape because a boundary has been modified. This condition most commonly occurs when the plate system has a sketched boundary that no longer intersects a plate system or reference plane boundary. Click Define Boundaries to display the location of the gap in the boundary.

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Adds reinforcement to the bracket. See Bracket Reinforcement Controls below.

Finish

Places the system using the defined parameters.

Cancel

Clears all selected planes.

Accept

Accepts all selected planes and supports, runs the bracket rules, and determines the catalog symbols that appear in the Bracket box.

Auto Finish Mode

Click to set this option to On and automatically place a bracket in the model as you define all of the required parameters. When this option is set to Off, you must click Finish to place the bracket. When this option is set to On, some parameters for two-support bracket or three-support bracket are retained for creation of the next bracket.

  • For a two-support bracket, if you select a plate as the first support, then that plate is retained as Support 1. You only need to select a second support for subsequent brackets. When creating a sketched two-support bracket, if Support 1 and Support 2 are profiles, then the sketched contour is retained for subsequent brackets. You can select new supports without editing the contour in Sketch 2D.

  • For a three-support bracket, if you select a plate as the first support and the third support penetrates Support 1, then only Support 1 is retained for the next bracket. If Support 3 does not penetrate Support 1, then Support 1 and Support 3 are retained. You only need to select Support 2 for subsequent brackets.

To prevent the software from retaining the supports for subsequent brackets, click Auto Finish Mode again to set it to Off without exiting the Bracket Plate System command.

Connection

Select the type of connection between the bracket and supports: By Rule, Trimmed, Lapped, or By Reference. The selected connection is used to guide bracket selection in the rules. This option is not available if a bracket symbol is manually selected in Bracket Symbol.

Override UV

Select to override the U and V offsets for all three points that are used to define the plane of a tripping bracket and set the offsets to zero. See Tripping Bracket Connect Points Data Tab (Bracket Plate System Properties Dialog).

Constraint

Select the orientation of a tripping bracket (or bracket by support) with its support. Select Parallel, Perpendicular, Transverse, Vertical, Longitudinal, Fixed X, Fixed Y, or Fixed Z. This option is only available when Plane by Selected Supports is selected for Select Plane.

Orientation

Select the orientation of the bracket: right side, left side, or both sides. This option is only available for a one-support bracket on a profile.

Toggle Dir

Click to move bracket placement to another location using the same combination of supports. Each click toggles the location to the next acceptable location.

  • The Toggle Dir button displays when you select multiple brackets as shown in the example below. Click Toggle Dir to move all selected brackets.

ToggleDir

  • The brackets do not need to be parallel. You can toggle the direction for brackets placed on different supports or planes, as shown in the example below.

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  • If you select brackets in a non-sequential order, the software may not synchronize the flipped brackets.

Material

Specifies the object material type, such as Steel - Carbon or Steel - High Strength.

Grade

Specifies the object material grade, such as A36 or A529.

Thickness

Specifies the material thickness for the plate system.

Thickness Direction

Specifies the direction from the molded surface in which the plate thickness is applied. Values are specific to the Type value. For more information, see the molded conventions for each plate type in Molded Conventions Tab (Planar Plate System Properties Dialog).

Plane Controls

 Offset from Plane

Defines a plane at a specified offset distance from another plane. An offset distance of 0 defines a coincident plane.

 Plane by Point and Vector

Defines a plane using a vector normal to the plane being defined. A third point defines the plane position along the vector.

 Plane by Three Points

Defines a plane using three points that you identify in the model.

/Com_Unlock ICON Offset Lock

Locks the Offset value, disabling updates of the offset value by moving the pointer in a graphic view. The Lock option is only available when you use the Offset from a Plane method.

Offset

Specifies the offset distance from the selected grid plane or planar model object. You can specify the offset dynamically by moving the mouse in a graphic view or by typing the distance. This option is only available when you use the Offset from a Plane method. You can type the following formats for offset values:

  • Offset distance without units.

Example: 5, when default units are millimeters (mm). The software converts the distance to 5 mm.

  • Offset distance with units. The value converts to the default units.

Example: 5 m, when default units are millimeters (mm). The software converts the distance to 5000 mm.

  • Coordinate System: Frame plus or minus an offset distance.

Example (when the model has multiple coordinate systems): CS_0:F20 + 1.5 m

Example (when the model has one coordinate system): F20 + 1.5 m

/ Remove/Maintain Relationships of the Plane

Maintains the relationships of the plane to the definition method and the geometry used by the definition method. For example, a plane created with Offset from Plane  maintains the relationship of the selected plane and the Offset value. Otherwise, this option disables the relationships of the plane to allow moving of the plane.

When you copy a bracket and use Edit > Paste > Delete Optional to remove a boundary, Remove/Maintain Relationships of the Plane / is not visible. You must first click Select Bracket Supports to allow the command to determine the applicable options.

 Select Vector

Specifies a vector normal to the required plate system plane. This option is only available when you use the Plane by Point and Vector plane method.

 Define Point

Specifies the point along the vector at which to place the plate system. This option is only available when you use the Plane by Point and Vector plane method.

 Define Point 1

Specifies the location of the first of three points that defines the plane. This option is only available when you are using the Plane by Three Points plane method.

 Define Point 2

Specifies the location of the second of three points that defines the plane. This option is only available when you are using the Plane by Three Points plane method.

 Define Point 3

Specifies the location of the third of three points that defines the plane. This option is only available when you are using the Plane by Three Points plane method.

Plane by Selected Supports

Places the bracket plate system on a plane defined by its supports, such as a plate support along one edge, and a profile or plate support along the other edges. See Bracket Support Controls below. A tripping bracket is commonly placed by this method and is supported on the flange side of one or more profiles. See Bracket by Supports. This is the default plane option for Select Shape from Standard Catalog Browser .

Bracket Support Controls

Support 1

Select the first support for the bracket system.

Support 2

Select the second support for the bracket system.

Support 3

Select the third support for the bracket system (For 3S, 4S, and 5S brackets).

Support 4

Select the fourth support for the bracket system (For 4S and 5S brackets).

Support 5

Select the fifth support for the bracket system (For 5S brackets).

Length 1

Type a value to define a point along Support 1 on the bracket plane.

  • If the support is linear, then the Length 1 box does not display.

  • If the support is curved, then the Length 1 value can be adjusted to change the bracket plane position relative to the support.

Length 2

Type a value to define a second point along Support 2 on the bracket plane.

  • If the support is linear, then the Length 2 box does not display.

  • If the support is curved, then the Length 2 value can be adjusted to change the bracket plane position relative to the support.

  • Length 1 and Length 2 values affect the position of the bracket plane. These values do not affect bracket creation.

  • The software cannot create the bracket If a bracket dimension is greater than a support dimension.

Boundary Controls

Pick Boundaries

Selects objects in the model or in the Workspace Explorer to define the boundaries. This option is only available when you are defining the boundaries.

SHARED Tip After you select a boundary plate, press SHIFT to select the Pick Edges option. Press SHIFT again to return to the Pick Boundaries option.

Pick Edges

Selects free edges on plates to define the boundary. This option is available when you select a plate in the Pick Boundaries step.

 Solve Ambiguity

Clarifies the required boundary. If the boundaries that you selected can form the object boundary in more than one way, then you have defined an ambiguous boundary. The software prompts you to select multiple bounded areas to Solve ambiguous boundaries.

 Boundary List

Opens the Boundary List Dialog. This dialog allows you to review and define the boundaries.

 Boundary Curve

Draws the boundaries. This option is only available when you are defining the boundaries.

Sketching Plane

Selects the sketching plane for the boundary.

Add Intersecting Item

Allows you to select objects in the model that intersect the sketching plane to use as reference geometry. You see the selected objects in the Sketch 2D environment.

Add Projection Item

Allows you to select objects in the model that do not intersect the sketching plane that you want to use as reference geometry. The software projets the objects onto the sketching plane, and you see the selected objects in the Sketch 2D environment.

Constraint Table Constraint Table

Opens the Constraint Table dialog from which you can modify sketch curve constraint values without going back into the Sketch 2D environment. A sketch curve must have already been defined in Sketch 2D before this option is available.

Type

Displays the constraint type. You cannot edit the type.

Name

Displays the constraint name. You cannot edit the name.

Value

Defines the constraint value. Include the units of measurement when you edit the value: deg, mm, in, and so forth. You cannot edit a value if it is derived by a formula.

Value Type

Displays the value type: angle, radial, linear, and so forth. You cannot edit the value type.

Formula

Displays the formula used to derive the constraint value. You cannot edit formulas, nor can you edit values derived by formulas.

Layers

Filters which constraints display in the dialog based on the Sketch 2D layer to which they belong. By default, all constraints on all layers display.

Sketch 2D

Opens the Sketch 2D environment in which you can draw the boundary.

Auto

Allows the software to automatically add all objects that are relative to the object to be sketched to a select set. The Workspace Explorer and the graphics view highlight items in the select set. If the software adds no objects to the select set, a message displays in the status bar. This option is only available when you use the Add Intersecting Item or the Add Projection Item option. See Sketch 2D Best Practices.

Bracket Reinforcement Controls

By Rule

Select to limit reinforcement selection to the default defined in the rules.

Reinforcement

If By Rule is cleared, select the reinforcement type: None, Buckling Stiffener, Edge Reinforcement, or Flange.

The following options are only available when you select Edge Reinforcement or Buckling Stiffener for Reinforcement and after you make a reinforcement selection and click Accept :

Bracket Reinforcement Properties

Click to open the Bracket Reinforcement Properties Dialog, which you use to view and modify the properties of the bracket stiffener or edge reinforcement. The initial bracket properties default from the selected structural specification and the bracket and reinforcement rules.

When Flange is selected, properties are displayed on the Flange Selection Tab (Bracket System Properties Dialog).

Override

Select to override the rule-based values for Section Size, Material, and Grade and manually select different values. This option is only available after bracket creation when Edge Reinforcement or Buckling Stiffener is selected for Reinforcement.

Section Size

Displays the rule-based profile cross-section of the bracket reinforcement. Select Override to modify this value. This option is only available after bracket creation when Edge Reinforcement or Buckling Stiffener is selected for Reinforcement.

Material

Displays the rule-based material type of the bracket reinforcement. Override to modify this value. This option is only available after bracket creation when Edge Reinforcement or Buckling Stiffener is selected for Reinforcement.

Grade

Displays the rule-based material grade of the bracket reinforcement. Select Override to modify this value. This option is only available after bracket creation when Edge Reinforcement or Buckling Stiffener is selected for Reinforcement.

Primary Orientation

The primary direction of reinforcement placement, based on the molded conventions of the bracket. See Molded Conventions Tab (Bracket System Properties Dialog). This option is only available after bracket creation when Edge Reinforcement or Buckling Stiffener is selected for Reinforcement.

General Controls

Name

Specifies the name of the object that you are placing. Type a name, or leave the box blank to use the default naming rule.

Parent System

Specifies the parent system for the plate system that you are placing. If the needed system is not available, click More to open the Select System Dialog.

Valid systems are created in the Systems and Specifications task or with the New System command.

Naming Category

Specifies the naming category. The naming rule uses the category in naming the profile part that is a child to the profile system.

Material

Specifies the object material type, such as Steel - Carbon or Steel - High Strength.

Grade

Specifies the object material grade, such as A36 or A529.

Thickness

Specifies the material thickness for the plate system.

Thickness Direction

Specifies the direction from the molded surface in which the plate thickness is applied. Values are specific to the Type value. For more information, see the molded conventions for each plate type in Molded Conventions Tab (Planar Plate System Properties Dialog).