Selection & Costing for Plates Field Descriptions

Summary

Use Plate Selection & Costing to define the specific connector plates and pricing used for truss design for the current material catalog.

Window

Material - Simpson Strong-Tie Plates Selection & Costing

Field Descriptions

The following table lists field descriptions.

Section/Field

Description

Type

Standard, High Strength, S5 Splice Plate, or S6 Splice Plate.

Gauge

Thickness of the plate.

Width

Width of the plate.

Length

Length of the plate.

Description

Combined information of the plate, the manufacturer and dimensions in a short description.

Package

Form in which the material is packaged.

SKU

Designated number for the item.

Cost

Purchase price from Simpson Strong-Tie. The cost displays in the Project Info > Pricing tab > Components grid > Plates column. For details, see Pricing Tab commands

Adjusted Cost

Resulting cost adjustment based on the applied adjustment percentage.

Adjustment%

Adjustment factor applied to the Cost determining the Adjusted Cost.

Accessing

1.  In the Navigator panel, select Projects.

2.  To display a list of projects in the Project List window, select Project List, Recent Projects , or Favorite Projects .

3.  Select Material Catalog Setup.

4.  Select Plates > Simpson Strong-Tie Plates> Selection & Pricing.