Partial Buckling Plate Ribbon - Intergraph Smart 3D - Help

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12 (2018)

 Properties

Opens the Advanced Plate System Properties Dialog to view and modify the properties of the advanced plate system. The software defines the default properties from the selected structural specification and the advanced plate system rules.

Macro Definition

Specifies the advanced plate system macro to use. The macro that you select determines the inputs that the software requires. Select one of the following:

1

Specifies the member. Select a rolled or a built-up member.

Color Coding

For a new advanced plate system, you can identify the status of input items by the background color of the step:

  • - No background color when no input is selected.

  • - Yellow background when an input is newly selected.

  • - Yellow background when you change a parameter from the default value.

  • - Blue background when you previously selected an input.

Selected inputs appear highlighted in pink in the Workspace Explorer and as pink dotted lines in the graphic view:

 Reject

Clears the selection for the current step.

 Accept

Accepts the selection for the current step.

Continue

Completes the advanced plate system definition, shows a preview of the system, and returns to the Advanced Plate System Ribbon.

To change the advanced plate system definition, click Select Supports on the Advanced Plate System Ribbon.

Offset

Specifies the location of the buckling plate as the distance from the start node of the member.

1 - Member

2 - Weld Toe 1

3 - Weld Toe 2

4 - Height 1

5 - Height 2

6 - Radius

7 - Top/Bottom

8 - Near/Far

Height 1

Specifies the distance from the flange on the connected edge to the transition point.

Height 2

Specifies the distance from the free edge of the buckling plate to the transition point.

Height 1 plus Height 2 is the total height of the partial buckling plate.

Weld Toe 1

Specifies the offset distance between the edge of the member top flange and the buckling plate free edge at Height 1.

Weld Toe 2

Specifies the offset distance between the edge of the member web and the buckling plate free edge at Height 2.

Radius

Specifies the interior corner radius.

Top/Bottom

Specifies the flange for placement of the connected edge. Select Top or Bottom.

Near/Far

Specifies the side of the member web for placement of the buckling plate. Select Near or Far.