Create a Shear Plate Connection

In this example, you will create a shear plate connection between the rafters and the floor beams.

1. On the ribbon, click (Connection Vault).
   • Home Extended Modeling (Connection Vault)
   • Extended Modeling Joints (Connection Vault)
2. From the Platform Beams category, select .
3. Select the rafter and right click.
4. Select one of the floor beams and right click to create the connection.

The plate is created and the properties dialog appears. Modify the plate properties to suit specific requirements.