About Collar

A collar is a set of plates associated to a slot to strengthen the connection. You can add multiple collars to a slot.

This page discusses:

Collar Parameters

A collar is always linked to a slot. The shape of a collar depends on the slot type, and shape and profile of the slot. The collar parameters are defined in a geometrical set available in the slot parameter geometrical set. These parameters are added to the slot reference.

The following specification parameters can be used to set specifications:

Parameter NameGeometrical SetTypeDefinitionSync
Spec_CollarThicknessCollarLengthDefines the thickness of the collar.YES: The specification is modified when the parameter’s value is modified.
Spec_CollarThrowOrientationCollarIntegerThe throw orientation of the collar.

  • 0: Invert
  • 1: Normal
  • 2: Centered

NO: The specification is not modified when the parameter’s value is modified.

In Structure Functional Design, the slot and collars are shown as a closed contour only for visualization.

Naming Convention

The rules used for the slot parameters are applicable for the collar parameters. The naming convention for the collar parameters is similar to the slot parameters. The collar parameters are to be defined in a geometrical set.

The collar should be named as Collar_X_TYPE_ParameterName where:

  • X: the collar number.
  • TYPE: whether the collar is private (Priv) or public (Pub).
  • ParameterName: one of the parameters of the slot or collar curve.

If the name of the geometrical set is Collar_RAN_Parameters, the example defines the name of the collar RAN.

If you want to associate a Slot A with collar B and a slot A with a collar C, you have to create two different slot references.

About Slot Table

You can add new columns in the slot table for the public parameters of the collar. This value will be used as default in the Collar Parameters tab in the Slot dialog box, to valuate the public attributes of the collar.

The BitmapName defined in the slot table should be named as <Slot Reference Name>_COLLAR.bmp to represent a collar representation.