Offshore Z (192)

Offshore Z (192) creates welds and cuts to connect consecutive beams or built-up plate girders that are directly in line with each other.

Objects created


Situation	Description
	Beam to beam welded splice, Z-shaped cut. The beams are in line and have the same profile type and size.
	Beam to beam welded splice, Z-shaped square cut.

Select the main part.
Select the first secondary part.
Select the next secondary parts.

You can select a maximum of five secondary parts.
Click the middle mouse button to create the connection.

For plate girders, the selection is done from flange to flange, followed by web to web, and flange to flange.

Use the Picture tab to control the connection geometry.


	Description	Default
1	Vertical cut distance on the main beam or plate girder.	Beam depth/2, the splice is exactly in the middle of the beam.
2	Line or arc chamfer size on the main beam or plate girder web. You can select the chamfer type on the Parameters tab.	`0`
3	Line or arc chamfer size on the secondary beam or plate girder web. You can select the chamfer type on the Parameters tab.	`0`
4	Horizontal cut distance on the main beam or plate girder.	Beam depth/2
5	Horizontal cut distance on the secondary beam or plate girder.	Beam depth/2
6	Vertical cut distance on the secondary beam or plate girder.	Beam depth/2, the splice is exactly in the middle of the beam.