Example: Creating an AISC Connection
Consult the table below for a graphic representation of the types of steel connection you can create. Use it to determine which surfaces and check boxes to select and which values to enter during the connection definition process.
1. Click Framework > New Connector Element. The New Component dialog box opens.
2. If a connection has not been selected, click to access the library and select a non-standard connection from the STEEL CONSTRUCTION INCH > AISC folder. The element appears in the preview area.
3. Click Next. The Element Definition dialog box opens. The reference collector for the first required surface is active.
4. Select the surface as indicated in the preview.
5. Repeat step 4 to select all required references.
6. If a selected surface is not planar, make sure that the Orient plane reference collector in the Optional References area is active and then select the orientation plane.
7. Click the Settings tab.
8. Select additional element sizes, such as angles, screws, or holes, from the appropriate tables.
9. Select or clear check boxes in the Options area.
10. Enter offset values.
11. Enter dimensions.
12. Click Preview to create the connection as a preview, click OK to create the connection using your definition, or click Cancel to cancel
Type
Preview
Surfaces
Options
Values
SINGLE SHEAR PLATE
Profile side face
Profile top
Attach face
Offset from top
Top beam end cope
Bottom beam end cope
Profile holes
L1, L2, L3
W, W1
C, H
L4_MIN
H41_MIN
H42_MIN
R4
SHEAR ENDPLATE
I-Profile end
Attach face
Offset from top
Top beam end cope
Bottom beam end cope
Attach holes thru next
Attach holes thru all
L1, L2, L3
W, W1
H
L4_MIN
H41_MIN
H42_MIN
R4
DOUBLE ANGLES
Profile side face
Profile top
Attach face
Offset from top
Top beam end cope
Bottom beam end cope
Profile holes
Attach holes thru next
Attach holes thru all
L1
L2
L3
W
W1
C
H
L4_MIN
H41_MIN
H42_MIN
R4
SINGLE ANGLES
Profile side face
Profile top
Attach face
Offset from top
Top beam end cope
Bottom beam end cope
Profile holes
Attach holes thru next
Attach holes thru all
L1
L2
L3
W
W1
C
H
L4_MIN
H41_MIN
H42_MIN
R4