About Structural Steel Connectors
There are many types of structural steel connection elements available in the component library in both metric and inch configurations:
• Non-standard connections (metric and inch)—General non-standard connector elements such as plates and double angles.
• DAST standard connections (metric)—Connector elements that comply with German DAST standards.
• AISC standard connections (inch)—Connector elements that comply with AISC standards.
• Brace plate connections (metric and inch)—Standard brace profile connector plates.
Use Creo Advanced Framework commands and procedures to assemble structural steel connections. Refer to the example topics under Related Links for information on assembling these connections as a new instance. The example topics also contain information on:
• Selecting references when placing a structural steel element as an existing instance.
• Modifying a structural steel element by modifying the table and other input values.
• Modifying a structural steel element by selecting or clearing check boxes.