Defining brace connection properties Click the links below to find out more: Defining the brace connection Creating tongue plates (20, 22, 56) Notching brace flange (11, 57) Notching brace flange (60) Notching the brace (22, 59) Cutting braces (60) Double-bolting braces (110) Using clip angles to connect braces (11, 57) Creating clip angles or shear tabs (58, 61, 62, 63)