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Lesson 2 - Train 2: Input Members 2 Creating Baseplate Detail Interactively 4
Lesson 2 - Train 2: Input Members 2 Creating Baseplate Detail Interactively 4
Lesson 2 - Train 2
Study first the drawing(s) and Start New Model Create 3d View Create Grids Create Views (3d, Plans & Elevations)
Input Members 2 Creating Baseplate Detail Interactively 4 Plate 4 Stiffeners 4 Adding holes 5 Creating User Detail of Baseplate 7 Create Cap Plate Connection Interactively 8 Adding penetrations to the beam 9 Polygoncut 9 Partcut 10
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Input Members
Input the columns as shown on the Train 2 drawing (set the Bottom level to 200 and Top level to 5100). Create beam to grid line B by picking first top point of the column at gridline B-1 and then top point of the column at gridline B-3. To create the beam to grid line 2, pick intersections A-5500 and then B-5500 in the elevation view of grid 2. Another possibility is to place both beams at a T.O.S. level of +5.500 and then put a value of 400 in the Position in Depth field of the beam on grid B to drop it down. The overhang in the beam on grid 2 is controlled by adjusting the Move End 1" and Move End 2" values in the Beam Properties dialogue box of the member.
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Stiffeners
Construct one stiffener by first setting out the points required for this stiffener in the elevation on grid 2. Using the Contour Plate macro, create the stiffener by tracing each of these points in order.
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Weld the stiffener to the column using the Weld macro. Then weld the baseplate to the column. Note: In order to obtain a correct drawing it is important to enter the welding order correctly: Pick first main part, then secondary part. To avoid creating the stiffener a second time we will now mirror the stiffener to the other side of the column. Working in the elevation of grid 2, move the workplane to this viewplane by picking the Set Workplane to View Plane icon at the top of the screen and then picking the elevation on grid 2 view. Highlight the stiffener and pick the Copy - Mirror icon at the top of the screen. Now pick two points vertically on the centreline of the column and pick the Copy button on the Copy/Mirror dialogue box. Note: Mirror command mirrors parts through a plane perpendicular to the work plane and passing through the defined line. Another way to mirror the stiffener would have been picking E.g. points A-1 and A-3 in 3D view without having to set the work plane to plan view plane. Note: The weld is copied automatically with the stiffener.
Adding holes
Finally we need to put holes into the baseplate. Move the workplane back to the 3d view using the Set Workplane to View Plane icon at the top of the screen and then picking the 3d view. Create two points in the plan view at RL -0.200 along grid 2 where the first and last bolt are to go. I.e. 50 mm in from the edge of the baseplate.
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Apply these settings, pick the baseplate, then the middle button of the mouse. Now pick one of these points just created then the other.
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Note: The points have been moved outside of the steelwork. If the points were constructed on the edge of the steel a small amount of steel may be left behind along the two edges as Xsteel may think we wish to cut a hole in the beam instead of notching the corner out completely. Click the Polygoncut icon, pick the beam and then select the points created above. Next, move to the approximate middle of the beam to construct a rectangular polygoncut. Repeat the procedure above to create the cut in the web of the beam. (See the Grid 2 elevation view.) Note: You will need to change the view properties display to Exact for parts in the 3d and elevation view so that it is possible to see the effects of the polygon cut.
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Partcut
To create the round penetration in the beam we will use the Partcut command. Firstly create a point representing the center of the D200 profile in the elevation on grid 2. Copy this point 200mm in the negative X direction then 200mm in the positive X direction. Using the Beam Properties dialogue box input the profile as a D200 and ensure that the Position in Plane and Position in Depth are both set to Middle. Input this member picking the two points just created either side of grid 2. This will put the member through the beam web. To cut around this member pick the Create partcut icon, pick the beam then pick the D200 profile. Now delete the D200 profile leaving behind the blue part cut. Repeat this procedure for the other square part cut but use a PLT200*200 profile that is rotated through 45 degrees. This rotation can be achieved by typing 45 in the rotation field of the member in the Beam Properties dialogue box.
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