Built-up I Beam

The 'Built-up I Beam' plug-in allows user to create the built up I beam from plates / sections.

How to Locate

Installers are available at Built-up Members
After installation, the ‘Built-up I 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 I beam will be created.

Plug-in Dialog box

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

Available Cross-sections

Shapes	Decription
Image	Plated I Section
Image	Plated I Section with top and bottom plates
Image	Plated I Section with top and bottom channes
Image	Rolled I section with top and bottom plates
Image	Rolled I Section with top and bottom plates and channels
Image	Rolled I Section with top and bottom channels

Parameters - Plate Prefix

All available plate profile prefixes is display.

Parameters - Plated I Section

Image

Flange Options	Description
Image	Unequal top and bottom flanges
Image	Equal top and bottom flanges

Parts - Attributes available for "Plated I Section"

Parameters - Plates I Section with top and bottom plates

Flange Options

Available Options	Description
Image	Unequal top and bottom flanges
Image	Equal top and bottom flanges

Cover Options

Available Options	Description
Image	Un equal top and bottom cover plates
Image	Equal top and bottom cover plates
Image	Only top cover plate
Image	Only bottom cover plate

Parts - Attributes available for "Plates I Section with top and bottom plates"

Parameters - Plated I Section with top and bottom channels

Flange options

Available Options	Description
Image	Unequal top and bottom flanges
Image	Equal top and bottom flanges

Channel Options

Available Options	Description
Image	Different channel sizes at top and bottom
Image	Same channel sizes at top and bottom
Image	Only top channel option
Image	Only bottom channel option

Parts - Attributes available for "Plated I Section with top and bottom channels"

Image

Parameters - Rolled I section with top and bottom plates

Image

Cover Options

Available Options	Description
Image	Un equal top and bottom cover plates
Image	Equal top and bottom cover plates
Image	Only top cover plate
Image	Only bottom cover plate

 

Parts - Rolled I section with top and bottom plates

Parameters - Rolled I Section with top and bottom plates and channels

Image

Cover Options

Available Options	Description
Image	Un equal top and bottom cover plates
Image	Equal top and bottom cover plates
Image	Only top cover plate
Image	Only bottom cover plate

 

Channel Options

Available Options	Description
Image	Different channel sizes at top and bottom
Image	Same channel sizes at top and bottom
Image	Only top channel option
Image	Only bottom channel option

Parts - Rolled I Section with top and bottom plates and channels

Parameters - Rolled I Section with top and bottom channels

Image

Channel Options

Available Options	Description
Image	Different channel sizes at top and bottom
Image	Same channel sizes at top and bottom
Image	Only top channel option
Image	Only bottom channel option

Parts - Rolled I Section with top and bottom channels

Position

Image

 

Weld

Image

Additional Information

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