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 Properties

Opens the Advanced Plate System Properties Dialog to view and modify the properties of the advanced plate system. The initial properties default from the selected structural specification and the advanced plate system rules.

Macro Definition

Specifies the advanced plate system macro to use. The macro that you select determines the inputs that the software requires. Select one of the following:

Construction

Creates a custom advanced plate system by using a basic geometric construction macro.

APS Icon Browser

Graphically displays the available advanced plate system macros in the Advanced Plate Palette Dialog.

More

Displays a list of the available advanced plate system macros in the Select Macro Dialog.

The software displays recently selected macros in the list.

Plate Definition by 3D

Allows the creation of plate geometry directly in a graphic view by using the Geometric Construction Palette dialog, the Geometric Construction ribbon, and the Geometric Construction Explorer. This option is the 3D equivalent to Sketch 2D and is only available when Construction is selected for Macro Definition. For more information, see Geometric Constructions.

Select Supports

Returns the ribbon to the options available for the selected macro. This option is only available after the initial definition of the advance plate system.

 Define Boundaries

Sets the outside boundaries of the plate system. You can define the boundaries by selecting objects, including structural members, in the model or by sketching boundary curves. If you select objects in the model and those objects are moved, the software automatically resizes the plate system to maintain the boundary relationship. See Define Boundary Controls below.

When selecting an existing plate system, if displays for Define Boundaries, then the boundaries do not form a closed shape because a boundary has been modified. This condition most commonly occurs when the plate system has a sketched boundary that no longer intersects a plate system or reference plane boundary. Click Define Boundaries to display the location of the gap in the boundary.

Finish

Places the system using the defined parameters.

Name

Specifies the name of the object that you are placing. Type a name, or leave the box blank to use the default naming rule.

Parent System

Specifies the parent system for the plate system that you are placing. If the needed system is not available, click More to open the Select System Dialog.

Valid systems are created in the Systems and Specifications task or with the New System command.

Type

Specifies the type of plate system that you are placing. Select Deck, Transverse Bulkhead, Longitudinal Bulkhead, Hull, Longitudinal Tube, Transverse Tube, Vertical Tube, Tube Plate, Web Plate, Flange Plate, or General Plate.

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. If you are using material handling mode, plate systems are assigned to General Plate.

The naming rule also uses Type to name the plate system.

Naming Category

Specifies the naming category. The naming rule uses the category in naming the profile part that is a child to the profile system.

Material

Specifies the object material type, such as Steel - Carbon or Steel - High Strength.

Grade

Specifies the object material grade, such as A36 or A529.

Thickness

Specifies the material thickness for the plate system.

Thickness Direction

Specifies the direction from the molded surface in which the plate thickness is applied. Values are specific to the Type value. For more information, see the molded conventions for each plate type in Molded Conventions Tab (Planar Plate System Properties Dialog).

Subtype

Specifies an additional plate type that is independent of the Type value. The subtype does not affect molded conventions or plate naming. The default value is None.

Define Boundary Controls

Available when you use Define Boundaries .

Pick Boundaries

Selects objects in the model or in the Workspace Explorer to define the boundaries. This option is only available when you are defining the boundaries.

After you select a boundary plate, press SHIFT to select the Pick Edges option. Press SHIFT again to return to the Pick Boundaries option.

Pick Edges

Selects free edges on plates to define the boundary. This option is available when you select a plate in the Pick Boundaries step.

 Solve Ambiguity

Clarifies the required boundary. If the boundaries that you selected can form the object boundary in more than one way, then you have defined an ambiguous boundary. The software prompts you to select multiple bounded areas to Solve ambiguous boundaries.

 Boundary List

Opens the Boundary List Dialog. This dialog allows you to review and define the boundaries.

 Boundary Curve

Draws the boundaries. This option is only available when you are defining the boundaries.

Sketching Plane

Selects the sketching plane for the boundary.

Add Intersecting Item

Allows you to select objects in the model that intersect the sketching plane to use as reference geometry. You see the selected objects in the Sketch 2D environment.

Add Projection Item

Allows you to select objects in the model that do not intersect the sketching plane that you want to use as reference geometry. The software projets the objects onto the sketching plane, and you see the selected objects in the Sketch 2D environment.

Constraint Table

Opens the Constraint Table dialog from which you can modify sketch curve constraint values without going back into the Sketch 2D environment. A sketch curve must have already been defined in Sketch 2D before this option is available.

Type

Displays the constraint type. You cannot edit the type.

Name

Displays the constraint name. You cannot edit the name.

Value

Defines the constraint value. Include the units of measurement when you edit the value: deg, mm, in, and so forth. You cannot edit a value if it is derived by a formula.

Value Type

Displays the value type: angle, radial, linear, and so forth. You cannot edit the value type.

Formula

Displays the formula used to derive the constraint value. You cannot edit formulas, nor can you edit values derived by formulas.

Layers

Filters which constraints display in the dialog based on the Sketch 2D layer to which they belong. By default, all constraints on all layers display.

Sketch 2D

Opens the Sketch 2D environment in which you can draw the boundary.

Auto

Allows the software to automatically add all objects that are relative to the object to be sketched to a select set. The Workspace Explorer and the graphics view highlight items in the select set. If the software adds no objects to the select set, a message displays in the status bar. This option is only available when you use the Add Intersecting Item or the Add Projection Item option. See Sketch 2D Best Practices.

Define Plane Controls

Available when you use Boundary Curve .

 Offset from Plane

Defines a plane at a specified offset distance from another plane. An offset distance of 0 defines a coincident plane.

 Plane by Point and Vector

Defines a plane using a vector normal to the plane being defined. A third point defines the plane position along the vector.

 Plane by Three Points

Defines a plane using three points that you identify in the model.

/ Offset Lock

Locks the Offset value, disabling updates of the offset value by moving the pointer in a graphic view. The Lock option is only available when you use the Offset from a Plane method.

Offset

Specifies the offset distance from the selected grid plane or planar model object. You can specify the offset dynamically by moving the mouse in a graphic view or by typing the distance. This option is only available when you use the Offset from a Plane method. You can type the following formats for offset values:

  • Offset distance without units.

Example: 5, when default units are millimeters (mm). The software converts the distance to 5 mm.

  • Offset distance with units. The value converts to the default units.

Example: 5 m, when default units are millimeters (mm). The software converts the distance to 5000 mm.

  • Coordinate System: Frame plus or minus an offset distance.

Example (when the model has multiple coordinate systems): CS_0:F20 + 1.5 m

Example (when the model has one coordinate system): F20 + 1.5 m

/ Remove/Maintain Relationships of the Plane

Maintains the relationships of the plane to the definition method and the geometry used by the definition method. For example, a plane created with Offset from Plane  maintains the relationship of the selected plane and the Offset value. Otherwise, this option disables the relationships of the plane to allow moving of the plane.

When you copy a bracket and use Edit > Paste > Delete Optional to remove a boundary, Remove/Maintain Relationships of the Plane / is not visible. You must first click Select Bracket Supports to allow the command to determine the applicable options.

 Select Vector

Specifies a vector normal to the required plate system plane. This option is only available when you use the Plane by Point and Vector plane method.

 Define Point

Specifies the point along the vector at which to place the plate system. This option is only available when you use the Plane by Point and Vector plane method.

 Define Point 1

Specifies the location of the first of three points that defines the plane. This option is only available when you are using the Plane by Three Points plane method.

 Define Point 2

Specifies the location of the second of three points that defines the plane. This option is only available when you are using the Plane by Three Points plane method.

 Define Point 3

Specifies the location of the third of three points that defines the plane. This option is only available when you are using the Plane by Three Points plane method.