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Specifies the bracket symbol to use prior to choosing supports. To select the bracket symbol and edit its properties, click Define Bracket Plate System properties dialog.

By Rule

Select to limit bracket selection to the default defined in the catalog rules. When cleared, you can manually select a bracket.

The following options are available when you clear By Rule.

  • Filters - Specifies the bracket type. Select All, 1S, 2S, 3S, 4S, 5S, Sketched, or Flanged.

  • Bracket class tabs - Each tab displays a bracket class name. The tabs are based on the selected bracket type in Filter.

  • Bracket icons - Each tab displays small icons of individual brackets within the bracket class. Select an icon to display a preview of the bracket.

  • Clear Recent - Clears the recently selected brackets from Recent tab.

Toggle Dir

Click to move bracket placement to another location using the same combination of supports. Each click toggles the location to the next acceptable location.

Reinforcement By Rule

Select to limit bracket reinforcement selection to the default defined in the catalog rules. If By Rule is unchecked, select the reinforcement type: None , Buckling Stiffener , Edge Reinforcement , or Flange .

Bracket Properties

Bracket tab

Specifies properties for the bracket.

Thickness

Select the material thickness for the plate system.

Grade

Select the material grade for the plate system.

Type

Select the type of plate system that you are placing. If you do not specify a type, the software automatically determines the type based on the plate system orientation. Plate systems that are mostly horizontal (XY plane) are assigned to Deck. Plate systems that are mostly transverse (YZ plane) are assigned to Transverse Bulkhead. Plate systems that are mostly longitudinal (XZ plane) are assigned to Longitudinal Bulkhead. This option is also used by the naming rule to name the plate system.

Thickness Direction

Select the direction in which to apply the thickness. If you have selected supports for the bracket, the software displays an arrow indicating the active direction.

Buckling Stiffener and Edge Reinforcement tabs

Specifies properties for the bracket reinforcement. These tabs are available when Buckling Stiffener or Edge Reinforcement are selected for Reinforcement By Rule.

Override

Select to override the rule-based values for Section Size, Material, and Grade and manually select different values.

Section Type

Select the profile section type. The software displays the section type properties for the section type that you selected. Each section type has different properties.

Section Size

Displays the rule-based profile cross-section of the bracket reinforcement. Select Override to modify this value.

Material

Displays the rule-based material type of the bracket reinforcement. Override to modify this value.

Grade

Displays the rule-based material grade of the bracket reinforcement. Select Override to modify this value.

Primary Orientation

Specifies the primary direction of reinforcement placement, based on the molded conventions of the bracket. See Molded Conventions Tab (Bracket System Properties Dialog).

Orientation Rule

Select the orientation rule that you want to use for the edge reinforcement. Available rules include Normal, Longitudinal, Vertical, and Transverse.

Flange tab

Specifies properties for the bracket flange. This tab is available only when Flange is selected for Reinforcement By Rule.

Flange Shape

Select the flange type.

Flange Orientation

Select the orientation of the flange bracket.

  • Same As Parent - Orientation is the same as the bracket plate system primary profile orientation.

  • Against Parent - Orientation is in the opposite direction of the bracket plate system primary profile orientation.

Questions, Answers, and Results

The default answers are determined by the rule class.

Results

Select the bracket class.

Bracket Contour Type

Select a bracket type. Select the check box to use the default answer of the rule class.

Results

Select the bracket catalog item. Displays only the valid selections based on the Bracket Contour Type answer.

The questions described here represent the default rules delivered with the software. Customized rules may have different questions.

Connect Points Frame

Specifies the default offset values for a bracket by supports. This frame is available when Plane by Selected Supports is selected for Select Plane on the ribbon.

Offset Values

Load Point

Specifies the support load point of each point used to calculate the bracket system plane. Offsets are measured from the load points. Load points are defined in the profile cross-section symbols. If one of the supports is a plate system, then the load point value is 0. See Key Points for more information.

U Offset

Specifies the offset along the local U axis of the support profile. The value is 0 if the bracket is not on the flange of a profile support.

V Offset

Specifies the offset along the local V axis of the support profile. The value is 0 if the bracket is not on the flange of a profile support.

Override

Select to specify different values for Load Point, U Offset and V Offset.

Lapped Status

Displays the status of each bracket support. Lapped is selected if the support is lapped. This value is set during bracket creation and cannot be changed here.