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Steel Section Design and Connections Tutorial - Kxcad.net

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T2.3 MasterKey : Moment <strong>Connections</strong><br />

Let us now move to MasterKey Moment <strong>Connections</strong>.<br />

T2.3.1 The Eaves Connection<br />

Select <strong>Connections</strong> <strong>Design</strong> from the <strong>Design</strong> menu<br />

The Connection Pre-processor is<br />

displayed.<br />

Click O.K. to design an Eaves<br />

Connection<br />

Click on the outer left h<strong>and</strong> rafter<br />

near the eaves<br />

Scroll the design output to view<br />

failures<br />

Click on the button<br />

from the top tool bar for an<br />

explanation of the failure<br />

symbols.<br />

Click on the Auto<strong>Design</strong> button at<br />

the top of the edit area<br />

T2 Multi-bay Portal Frame <strong>Design</strong> <strong>Tutorial</strong><br />

The All <strong>and</strong> Ult. buttons are active<br />

to design for only all ultimate<br />

loading cases. In this example only<br />

loading case 1.<br />

Click on the Auto button in Auto<br />

<strong>Design</strong> dialog box<br />

Close the Auto <strong>Design</strong> by clicking<br />

on the X on the top right of the<br />

dialog box<br />

Feel free to examine the results <strong>and</strong> modify the joint details as you wish.<br />

Please also feel free to use the top toolbar to display dimensions <strong>and</strong> to zoom<br />

on various parts of the connection.<br />

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