Multi-Discipline Supports User Guide
Add Snipes to Steelwork Members : Create Snipes : Automatically Created Snipes
Automatically Created Snipes
If the support leg is attached to a stiffener and their configuration conforms to Figure 3:1.: Snipe on end of leg attached to stiffener, snipes are automatically created when an MDS framework is created or modified (using the MDS Framework window).
The snipe size is automatically calculated as follows:
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When the calculated size is less than the minimum allowable, the snipe is not created. The minimum snipe is set at 10mm and cannot be changed.
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If the calculated size is greater than the maximum, then the maximum size is used instead. The maximum size depends on the angle section size and is calculated as the difference between the size of the angle leg where the snipe is intended/created and the thickness of the angle leg.
If the support leg is already connected by a joint to the stiffener, then the snipe is not created, whereas the connection by joint is not allowed by the application if the snipe already exists.
Snipes created in this way can be modified or deleted by the Snipes utility (described below).
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