Steps for Removing a Split:

SP3D Structure Tutorial: Placing Splits

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Remove a split from a member system in Unit U02 of Area A2.

1. Click the Select button on the vertical toolbar.

2. Set the Locate Filter to Split Connections.

Figure 9: Split Connections Selected in the Locate Filter Drop-Down List

3. Select the split to be removed. Figure 10 shows the selected beam with the split that needs to be removed.

Figure 10: Split Located by Locate Filter

4. Right-click the split and click the Delete command. The split will be removed from the member.

Figure 11: Delete Command

The graphic view after removing the splits should resemble Figure 12 when the member parts are selected.

SP3D Structure Tutorial: Placing Splits

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For more information related to splitting members and removing splits, refer to the following topics of the user guide StructureUsersGuide.pdf:

• Place Split Command

• Remove a Split

SP3D Structure Tutorial: Manipulating Assembly Connections

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Session 9: Manipulating Assembly Connections

Objective:

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• Place and manipulate assembly connections in a structure.

Prerequisite Sessions:

• SP3D Overview

• SP3D Common Sessions

• Structure: An Overview

• Placing Members in a Structure

Overview:

You may have noticed that the members you connected using frame connections often have physical geometry that overlaps. Member geometry is a simple projection of the cross-section of a member along its logical axis. The geometry is the logical connection information needed during the frame design phase. The application of loads and connection end conditions allows structural analysis to be done.

Your company may subcontract the structural detailing of the physical connections between the members. However, it is often useful to trim the members to approximate their final length that is required to obtain a closer estimate of material requirements and a more finished model for customer design reviews. You may also wish to show base plates and large gusset plate geometry for the purpose of visualization, interference detection, and drawing generation.

Assembly connections create the next level of the design detail. An assembly connection can add or remove material from the member and create additional parts needed for the physical assembly at that joint. It is a design object that controls the creation and placement of other design objects. The connection recalculates automatically (subject to access permissions and status) when you edit the position and/or size of the members. You will typically want to apply the assembly connections later in the design cycle to keep the model lighter during heavy editing. However, assembly connections impact material cut lengths so you must apply them before generating material reports.

The default Catalog provides a small set of standard assembly connections for use during the light or approximate detailing stage of the design. The most basic type of assembly connection is the Fitted assembly connection that simply trims. The other types of available assembly connection are described in this session.

The assembly connection is designed so that it can be customized and integrated with third-party detailing or design products. As these additional libraries are developed, you will be able to extend the model to address the full structural detailing phase. It is anticipated that detailing can yield substantial improvement in the schedule and reduction in the errors introduced by import/export structural detailing workflows.

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Types of Assembly Connections:

The following assembly connections are provided in the default Catalog and are used to support the level of design detail often generated prior to the final structural connection detailing activity:

• Base Plate: This assembly connection places a plate at the end of a member. It trims the member to account for the thickness of the plate chosen and the angle of the member with the surface. The connection requires an unsupported or surface frame connection on one member. For example, you can place a base plate at the bottom of a column.

Figure 1: Base Plates

• Corner Gusset Plate: This assembly connection connects a vertical brace to a beam and a column intersection using a gusset plate. It trims the supported member (the brace) to the supporting members and places the gusset plate. The connection requires a frame connection with three members, such as a vertical corner brace.

Figure 2: Corner Gusset Plate

• Fitted: This assembly connection connects two members and trims the supported member to the supporting member. The connection requires a frame connection with two members, such as axis-along, seated, or flush.

Figure 3: Fitted Assembly Connection

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• Gusset Plate: This assembly connection connects a vertical or horizontal brace to a beam or a vertical brace to a column using a gusset plate. The connection trims the supported member and requires a frame connection with two members, such as an Axis-Along.

Figure 4: Gusset Plate

• Miter: This assembly connection connects two members that are end-connected and co-planar. It trims both members with a single cutting plane.

Figure 5: Miter Assembly Connection

• Splice: This assembly connection connects two members that are collinear and end- connected.

Figure 6: Splice Assembly Connection

In document SP3D Structure Tutorial (Page 112-116)