Steel Detailing Section

The Steel Detailing section provides commands for adding steel detailing features to the catalog members.

This page discusses:

Positioned Sketch
See Flyout for Positioned Sketch.
Member Sketch
Creates a sketch positioned on a catalog member.
See Creating a Member Sketch.
Member Split
Divides a catalog member into two members.
See Splitting a Catalog Member.
Cope Tool
Notches one or more catalog members to conform to the shape of another catalog member.
See Using a Cope Tool.
Base Plate
Creates a plate at the bottom of a catalog column.
See Creating a Base Plate.
Stiffener Plate
See Flyout for Stiffener Plate.
Member-driven Plate
Creates a plate driven by the catalog member geometry.
See Creating a Member-Driven Plate.
Clip Angle
Creates a clip angle or a bent plate between two selected faces of two different catalog members.
See Creating a Clip Angle.
Hole
See Flyout for Hole.


Structure Estimator
Displays the Structure Estimator table that provides the data for various structural components.
See Displaying the Structure Estimator.

Flyout for Positioned Sketch

Positioned Sketch
Opens the Sketch Positioning dialog box, which opens the Sketcher.
See Using Sketcher.


Sketch from DWG
Creates a sketch by importing a DWG/DXF file.
See Sketch from DWG.

Flyout for Stiffener Plate

Stiffener Plate
Creates a web stiffener plate on a catalog member
See Create a Stiffener Plate.
Stiffener Plate Pattern
Creates a pattern of repeating web stiffener plates on a catalog member.
See Create a Stiffener Plate Pattern.

Flyout for Hole

Hole
Creates a hole in the catalog members and in the steel detailing features.
See Create a Hole.
Hole Pattern
Creates a pattern of holes in the catalog members and in the steel detailing features.
See Create a Hole Pattern.