Before starting
Make sure all features and connection boxes related to the objects in the connection are visible.
Close the dialog box.
A blue connection object appears around the template connection.
\ProgramData\Autodesk\Advance Steel 2017\Shared\ConnectionTemplates
All the saved template connections should be placed in the following path: \ProgramData\Autodesk\Advance Steel 2017\Shared\ConnectionTemplates
Close the dialog box.
The blue connection object includes now the new set of selected objects.
The custom connection is created.
Once the connection is placed, it can be copied and grouped to efficiently place identical connections in multiple locations.
Once the option is enabled, most parts of the connection can be edited using their properties dialog box.
Allows you to define the situation in which the connection will be used and the connecting elements.
Name
Enter an appropriate name for the custom connection. Once the template connection is defined, the name appears in the Connection Template Explorer.
Clicking this button temporarily closes the dialog box so that you can select all objects related to the custom connection (beams, plates, features, bolts, joint boxes, etc).
Drivers situation
Defines the situations when the custom connections will be used. The set of available options varies according to the selected definition method.
One beam with end |
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One beam and point |
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Two beams |
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Three beams |
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Drivers selection prompt
Enter the desired prompts. As each prompt start by default with "select", type only the name of the element that should be selected.