Seam Applicator

Seam Applicator creates a seam between two double tee slabs, or between a double tee slab and a wall or a spandrel. The double tees can also be warped and/or cambered. To be able to use Seam Applicator you need to have a custom seam. The custom seam can be created in the model, or it can be imported to the model.

Objects created

Seams

Use for


Situation	Description
	Two double tee slabs with seams
	Double tee slab and wall with seams

Before you start

Create a custom seam.

Note:

When you define the custom seam in Custom Component Wizard, make sure that you select the Allow multiple instances of connection between same parts checkbox on the Advanced tab.

Selection order

Select the main part.
Select the secondary part.

The seam is created automatically when the secondary part is selected.

One of the selected parts must be a double tee slab and the other part can be a double tee slab, a wall, or a spandrel.

Note:
If the seam cannot be created between the selected parts for some reason, a dummy beam is created instead. The beam indicates that the seam creation did not succeed.

Parameters tab

Use the Parameters tab to control the properties of the seam.


Option	Description
Seam name	Define the custom seam that connects the parts by selecting it from the Applications & components catalog.
Seam property file	Select the attribute file for the custom seam.
Seam direction	Seam direction in relation to the main and the secondary part.
Seam up direction	Seam rotation.
Offset start point	Seam start point offset from the edge of the double tee slab start point.
Offset end point	Seam end point offset from the edge of the double tee slab end point.
Number of copies	Number of seams.
Distance to first seam	Distance between the double tee slab edge and the first seam start point.
Spacing values	Space between the seams.
Copy at equal distances (Ignore spacing values)	Define whether seams are created at equal distances. If you select Yes, the values in Spacing values field are ignored.