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In the Grid-Driven Plate dialog box, from
Type, select the type of plate.
Option | Description |
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Plates

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Creates a general plate at the selected grid segment. |
Web

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Creates a web plate at the selected grid segment. Select web type
plates to support flange plates and carry shear loads. |
Flange

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Creates a flange plate at the selected grid segment. Select flange
type plates to resist bending movements. |
While editing multiple structure features, you can click
for different shapes of different members.
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Specify the values for Width and
Depth of the plate.
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To position the grid-driven plate on a grid, click Position on
Grid
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To position the grid-driven plate on a wire, click Position on
Wires
,
select one or more wires and then specify the direction of the plate.
Notes:
- You can click Reverse
to reverse the direction of the grid-driven plate.
- The direction specifies the orientation of the local V axis of the
member. Thus you can control the base rotation of the member around
its axis. This is useful when attempting to orient a number of
members on wires in the same direction.
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To set the plate location, from Create Mode, click one
of the following:
Option | Description |
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Single
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Inserts plates only on the selected segments. |
Along gridline

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Inserts plates on all similar segments along the gridline of the selected
segments. |
All in story
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Inserts plates on all similar segments in the story of the selected segments. |
Above and below

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Inserts plates on all similar segments above and below the selected segments. |
Diagrid
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Inserts plates in an ascending diagonal pattern from a pair of
selected points. |
Plane to plane

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Inserts plates between selected planes. This option is only available for reference
plane grids. |
All on side
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Inserts plates on the selected side of the building. This option is only available in
the context of a building. |
All interior
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Insert plates on the interior of the grid. |
All in building
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Insert plates on all similar segments in the structural grid. |
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To create a grid driven plate in a new geometrical set, select the
Create in a new geometrical set check box.
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To change the zero angle orientation for the plate, in the
Grid-Driven Plate dialog box, click either:
- Snap Rotation Counterclockwise
- Snap Rotation Clockwise
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Align
the plate along the U axis and the V axis.
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To set the trim, offset, and plate rotation, expand
Options and specify the following values:
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In End 1 trim, enter or click to set the trim
value.
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In End 2 trim, enter or click to set the trim
value.
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To offset the plate horizontally, enter a value in U
offset.
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To offset the plate vertically, enter a value in V
offset.
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From Rotation, enter or select the angle in
degrees to rotate the plate counterclockwise about its length.
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To rotate the plate relative to the surface or input body instead of
relative to horizontal, select the Rotate relative to
surface check box.
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To create a second plate symmetrical to the first about the selected
grid segment, select the Mirror across the grid
segment check box.
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Expand Grid Segment Display and in the Grids
to Display box, select the grids to display, and then select the
checkboxes according to the requirement:
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Click
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