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13.1
  1. Click Advanced Plate System Command advanced_plate_systems_i on the vertical toolbar.

  2. Select APS Icon Browser from the Macro Definition list to display the Advanced Plate Palette Dialog.

  3. On the Side Plates tab, click SidePlateAxial to display the Side Plate Axial Ribbon.

  4. In a graphic view, select the supporting member.

  5. Select the supported member.

  6. Type values for Length, Chamfer Length, Chamfer Width, and Setback.

  7. Select the location of the side plate from the Side list.

  8. Click Continue.

    A preview of the plate and the geometric constructions used to create the plate displays in the graphic view. The ribbon display returns to the Advanced Plate System Ribbon.

  9. If the plate preview does not display on the correct member flange side, then:

    1. Click Select Supports .

      The ribbon display returns to the Side Plate Axial Ribbon.

    2. Select the opposite location from the Side list, click Accept , and then click Continue.

      A preview of the plate, now on the opposite member flange, displays in the graphic view. The ribbon display returns to the Advanced Plate System Ribbon.

  10. If needed, click Define Boundaries , and define boundaries for the plate.

  11. Click Finish.

    The software creates the side plate.

SHARED Tip If the macro does not properly cut through the member cross-sections, type a new distance to extend the trimming planes in the Extension box.