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Click Advanced Plate System Command on the vertical toolbar.
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Select APS Icon Browser from the Macro Definition list to display the Advanced Plate Palette Dialog.
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On the Side Plates tab, click RingPlate2 to display the Ring Plate 2 Ribbon.
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In a graphic view, select the coplanar members, n clockwise or counter-clockwise consecutive order, that support the ring plate.
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The first member that you select defines the X-axis for the ring plate.
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The second member that you select defines the Y-axis for the ring plate.
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Click 2 on the ribbon.
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Select the tubular member that penetrates the ring plate. This member can be a rolled or built-up member. It must be orthogonal to the plane defined by the members selected for 1, and it must pass through the node point.
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Type the required values for Weld Toe, Offset, Fillet, Slope Ratio, Cutback, and Cutback 2.
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Select the flange location of the ring plate in the Support list.
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Select the continuity of the ring plate in the Is Cut By Tube list.
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Click Continue.
A preview of the plate and the geometric constructions used to create the plate displays in the graphic view. The ribbon display returns to the Advanced Plate System Ribbon.
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If the plate preview does not display on the correct member flange side, then:
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Click Select Supports .
The ribbon display returns to the Ring Plate 2 Ribbon.
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Select the opposite location from the Support list, click Accept , and then click Continue.
A preview of the plate, now on the opposite member flanges, displays in the graphic view. The ribbon display returns to the Advanced Plate System Ribbon.
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If needed, click Define Boundaries , and define boundaries for the plate.
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Click Finish to create the ring plate.
If the macro does not properly cut through the member cross-sections, type a new distance to extend the trimming planes in the Extension box.