hallo, what is the difference between element contour - rule and element contour - UCS in features, inside advance steel tool palate?
i have 100 HSS 4*4 with 100 separate plates i want to cut all HSS sections intersecting with plate i know how to do this element contour UCS do this for me but in a slow way in a huge time one by one i want to cut sections in one step how can i doo this?
dose element contour - rule useful ?
- Element Contour UCS - will just create a cutout (coping) through a beam or a plate:
https://help.autodesk.com/view/ADSTPR/2023/ENU/?guid=GUID-61B2AFDF-972D-4D67-BF15-D7FAE9566235
- Element Contour UCS Rule - can do that as well, and additionally it creates an Advance Steel connection.
Such connection is parametric. For example: it can also shorten the beam. Also weld the two elements in question. As well as change the cutout shape:
https://help.autodesk.com/view/ADSTPR/2023/ENU/?guid=GUID-C8179823-B33F-457D-81AD-520719C9ABBC
Thank u do you have idea what to do element contour ucs in dynamo for example for many beams in one action in one step or inside advance steel for many beams ?
Hi @sabbur.sardar7 ,
For Dynamo: I replied to in your second topic:
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/advance-steel-forum/element-contour-ucs-command-in-dynamo/m-p/1273971...
For Advance Steel UI: "Element Contour UCS" does not support cutting with multiple elements. "Element Contour UCS Rule" does support. But to be clear: you can make multiple cutouts in one beam/plate - from other beam/plates, in a single command.
So if I understood you correctly: that's not entirely the same thing as what you would like to do: automatically cut each stiffener plate, with all of its colliding HSS beams? Or am I wrong?
Yes this answer is perfect for me you say cutout for multiple beams and plate with a single command what is this command i need this
Okay. Then try it with "Element Contour UCS Rule".
Read through the help page I posted above.
Here is also a small video tutorial for pipe beams:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t68qITk_TII
Can't find what you're looking for? Ask the community or share your knowledge.