Built-up Box Beam

The 'Built-up Box Beam' plug-in allows user to create the built up box beam from plate / sections.

How to Locate

Installers are available at Built-up Members
After installation, the ‘Built-up Box Beam’ plugin is available in the component catalog group 'Builtup Members'.

Usage

Click the highlighted icon in the above tool bar. The user has to pick the start point and end point and the built up box beam will be created.

Plug-in Dialog box

This plug-in dialog box contains following tabs.
• Parameters
• Parts
• Position
• Weld

Available Section Types

Cross-Section Types	Description
Image	Boxed Section from plates
Image	Boxed C Section with top and bottom plates
Image	Back to Back C Sections with top and bottom plates
Image	H Section from plates
Image	Double I Section with top and bottom plates

Parameters - Plate Prefix

All available plate profile prefixes is display.

Parameters - Boxed Section from plates

Vertical Symmetrical

Available Options	Decsription
Image	Different thickness for top and bottom plates
Image	Same thickness for top and bottom plates

Horizontal Symmetrical

Available Options	Decription
Image	Different thickness for left and right side plates
Image	Same thickness for left and right side plates

Parts - Boxed Section from plates

 

Parameters - Boxed C Section with top and bottom plates

Image

 

Vertical Symmetrical

Available Options	Decsription
Image	Different thickness for top and bottom plates
Image	Same thickness for top and bottom plates

 

Horizontal Symmetrical

Available Options	Decription
Image	Different thickness for left and right side plates
Image	Same thickness for left and right side plates

Cover Options

Available options	Description
Image	Top and bottom cover plates
Image	Only top cover plate
Image	Ony bottom cover plate
Image	No cover plates

 

Parts - Boxed C Section with top and bottom plates

 

Parameters - Back to Back C Sections with top and bottom plates

 

Vertical Symmetrical

Available Options	Decsription
Image	Different thickness for top and bottom plates
Image	Same thickness for top and bottom plates

Horizontal Symmetrical

Available options	Decsription
Image	Different thickness for left and right side plates
Image	Same thickness for left and right side plates

Cover Options

Available options	Description
Image	Top and bottom cover plates
Image	Only top cover plate
Image	Ony bottom cover plate
Image	No cover plates

Parts - Back to Back C Sections with top and bottom plates

Parameters - H Section from plates

 

Vertical Symmetrical

Available Options	Decsription
Image	Different thickness for top and bottom plates
Image	Same thickness for top and bottom plates

 

Horizontal Symmetrical

Available Options	Decription
Image	Different thickness for left and right side plates
Image	Same thickness for left and right side plates

 

Parts - H Section from plates

Parameters - Double I Section with top and bottom plates

Vertical Symmetrical

Available Options	Decsription
Image	Different thickness for top and bottom plates
Image	Same thickness for top and bottom plates

Horizontal Symmetrical

Available Options	Decription
Image	Different thickness for left and right side plates
Image	Same thickness for left and right side plates

Cover Options

Available options	Description
Image	Top and bottom cover plates
Image	Only top cover plate
Image	Ony bottom cover plate
Image	No cover plates

Parts - Double I Section with top and bottom plates

 

Position

 

Image

 
On Plane: Options Middle, Right and Left
Rotation: Top, Front, Back and Below
At Depth: Middle, Front and Behind

Weld

  

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Additional Information
When we change the type, then we have to modify twice to get proper assembly UDA’s.