ProtaSteel 2021 - Quick Start Guide 32
IntelliConnect and Connection Ordering
Although detailing order often depends on the structure itself, it is usually better to start from large
connections to small ones. The connection order depends on the size and shape of the structure. For
example, for the high-rise buildings, starting the connection process from the bottom is more useful.
Most structures will have similar, symmetrical or identical axes. Whether you use IntelliConnect or not,
it is a good practice to finish the frame connections first.
In a typical warehouse structure with truss, the recommended connection order is given below :
❖ Splice connections (Columns, Beams and Truss members)
❖ Truss connections
❖ Apex connections
❖ Truss top and bottom chord connections to columns
❖ Base plate connections
❖ Manual (User defined) connections (User defined connections can be saved for later use and
repeatedly used for similar joints)
❖ Connections of the compression members located between the column or truss system.
❖ Vertical and roof bracing connections
❖ Purlin or girt connections
❖ Sag Rod Connections
❖ Batten Plate Connections
For building type multi-story structures, the recommended order to use IntelliConnect is given below;
❖ Splice Connections
❖ Beam-to-column connections (Moment connections first)
❖ Beam-to-Beam connections
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