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Example: Assembling Ladders and Ladder Cages
1. Click Framework > New Equipment Element. The New Component dialog box opens.
2. To assemble a ladder make sure that LADDER_1 is selected from the LADDERS folder in the STEEL CONSTRUCTION MM or STEEL CONSTRUCTION INCH library folder and appears in the Select Type area. If it is not selected, click to access the library and select it.
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. Click the Settings tab.
7. Select additional element sizes, such as beams and treads, from the tables as required.
8. Select or clear the optional check boxes as required.
9. Enter dimensions as required.
10. Click Preview to create the ladder as a preview, click OK to create the ladder using your definition, or click Cancel to cancel.
11. To add a security cage to the ladder make sure that LADDER_CAGE_1 is selected from the LADDERS folder in the STEEL CONSTRUCTION MM or STEEL CONSTRUCTION INCH library folder and appears in the Select Type area. If it is not selected, click to access the library and select it.
12. Repeat steps 3 to 9 for the cage.
13. Click Preview to create the ladder cage as a preview, click OK to create the ladder cage using your definition, or click Cancel to cancel.
Type
Preview
Surfaces
Options
Values
LADDER_1
Bottom plane
Top plane
Attachment plane
Center plane
Top level tread
Bottom level tread
L_R_OFF
W
HS_MAX
H1_T
H2_T
H1_B
H2_B
OFFSET
LADDER_CAGE_1
Ladder cage
D
L
HS_MAX
H1_T
H1_T
H1_B