Create connection by template

Create a new connection by template

An existing connection is copied to other new locations.

At the new insertion position the same elements must be selected as they are for inserting using the connection function. The connections are transferred with all the previously made settings. These settings refer only to the parameters that can be changed by the insertion function.

Note: As the new connection has the same parameters as the first, the connection properties dialog box does not appear during the connection creation.

To access the command

Tools tool palette:

Command line: _AstM4TransferCons

To create connections by template

1. Tools tool palette: Click .
2. Select one of the elements of the existing connection you want to copy (or the connection element) and press <Enter>.
3. Select the elements to connect by the connection function. For a base plate this is only the column, for a splice these are the beams that are to be spliced.

• A new connection is created with identical parameters as the original one.

One by one, place as many connections as necessary. Press Enter to finish the command.

Note: All created connections remain independent from one another.

Create multiple connections (joints) by template

An existing connection is copied to other locations in the same time. The connections are created all at once, with identical parameters to the one copied. The connection box will not be displayed.

Note: Multiple copy of a connection is useful in structures with many identical or similar situations.

To use the command

Before starting the multiple copy, notice what elements are connected by the connection you want to copy and what is the order in which they should be selected. During the multiple copy the elements to be connected must be selected in the same order.

Tip:

More details about a connection (such as selection order, profiles of the connected element etc.) are available in the Connection Vault .

For example, on a double Sided End Plate, the first selected element is the Main Beam and the second selected element is the secondary beam (the beam to connect).

During multiple copy, you should select all the main beams of all the desired locations that you wish to copy, then one secondary beam in each location that you want to copy the connection to.

The connections are placed at every possible location within the selection (all at once).

Note: As the new connections have the same parameters as the first selected one, the connection properties dialog box does not appear after the connections are created.

To access the command

Tools tool palette:

Command line: _AstM4TransferConsMulti

To create connections by template

1. Tools tool palette: Click .
2. Select one of the elements of the existing connection you want to copy (or the connection element) and press <Enter>.
3. Select all the elements, in all desired locations, corresponding to the first selected element to be connected by the joint.
4. Select all the elements, in all desired locations, corresponding to the second selected element to be connected by the joint.
5. If the connection requires a third element, select the corresponding element in all desired locations.

• The connections are placed at every possible location, all at once. All the connections have the same parameters as the first selected one.