End Plate (1102)

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Use this function to fit end plates with pre-drilled bores, either with or without projection. Besides standard bores you can also use slots and free bores. The plate can either consist of sheet metal or flat steel. Furthermore, weld seams can be directly inserted if desired.

Identify the end of the beam to which the plate is to be fitted.
The dialogue window for end plates is displayed.

The End plate (1102) dialogue window

Manage configurations

Configurations for end plates can be saved, enabling you to access your individual, customised configurations at any time.

More about configurations

Configure End plate

You use the buttons on the left hand side of the dialogue window to configure the end plate.

Selected part

This tab provides information on the previously identified beam, such as designation, material or dimensions etc. These entries cannot be changed.

The Selected part tab

Front plate

In this area you define the type and the size of the plate, its position on the beam, the bore type and the bore grid.

The Front plate tab

Semi-finished product

The plate can consist of sheet metal or of flat steel. Click the icon to select plate type and material directly from the corresponding Standard part catalogues.

If you want to shorten the beam to which you want to attach the plate by the plate thickness, activate the corresponding checkbox.

Geometry / Position

Three methods for geometry determination (plate size) are available. You can select tzhem from the Definition listbox:

Definition - Absolute
A plate defined by the specified width/height is fitted, which can be moved by a specified offset in x- or y-direction. The values specified for the offset determine the distance from the plate's centroid to the beam's centroid.

Furthermore, you have the following options for the positioning of the plate:

Plate x / Plate y

You can position the plate, through specification of the corresponding settings, in such a way that particular points on the plate or a bore lie exactly in the centroid of the beam cross-section.

Positioning options

Beam x / Beam y

The plate will be positioned in such a way that the centroid of the beam cross-section lies in one of the displayed points of the beam.

Positioning options

If you have specified an offset, the plate will be moved accordingly.

Definition - with projection
The plate size is determined by the identified beam and the specified projection.

Example

Definition - with projection beyond grid
The plate size is determined by the identified beam and the specified projection beyond the bore grid.

Example

Bore type

Here you can select the bore type. The following options are available:

Standard bore
Click the icon and select the required bore directly from the Standard Part catalogue.

Slot

The bore has the form of a slot. Specify the length and diameter of the slot. If you want to rotate the slot, specify the rotation angle.
Slot (rectangular)

The bore has the form of a rectangular slot. Specify the length and width of the slot. If you want to rotate the slot, specify the rotation angle.
Free bore

Select this bore type if you want to use a simple bore defined by diameter specification.

Bore grid

The bore grid determines the position and arrangement of the bores on the end plate..

X- and Y-offset (distance to centroid of beam)
Number of bores in X- and Y-direction and their distance to each other. If you want all bores running in one direction to have the same distance to each other, you can simplify the data entry by doing the following: Enter the distance value at the bottom, next to the symbol and then click the symbol. All fields will automatically be assigned the entered value

Weld seams

If you want to insert weld seams at the beam edges, select the required edges by activating the corresponding checkboxes.

The Weld seams tab

You can specify the type and thickness of the weld seam for each edge. If desired, you can also add weld seam annotations: Click the icon to open the Symbolic representation of weld seams dialogue. The dialogue is operated in the same way as the one for the Insert weld seam symbol 3-D function.

When all required data have been entered, you can fit the plate. If you select Apply, the plate will be fitted, but the dialogue window will remain open (in contrast to the OK option). If you exit the dialogue window with Close, the function will be cancelled, without fitting or changing the plate.

Please note:

The end plate will be assigned to the assembly of the beam to which the plate is attached. If such an assembly does not exist yet, it will be created and contain the beam and the end plate. If the plate is generated with weld seams, another part named Weld seams is assigned to the assembly.
If you exit the dialogue window with Close, the function will be cancelled. If you select Apply, the plate will be fitted, but the dialogue window will remain open (in contrast to the OK option).
In the dialogue, the weld seam tags are only defined, but not automatically inserted into the drawing. To insert the tags, right-click the weld seam subsequently, select Insert weld seam in the context menu and determine the start point of the tag by identifying a point or an edge.