Merged Joint Specification

Merged joint selection is controlled by a catalog specification in the same way as a single joint. The Purpose (PURP) attribute of a structural joint specification is JOIN, the PURP attribute of a merged joint is MJOI.

A merged joint normally has more than one entry in the specification. One SPCO element references the main compound joint design template, other SPCO elements reference joint detail that is applied to attached members.

The design template referenced by the main merged joint SPCO (/JM1-OTYP-PFI-ATYP-ANY-GussetPlate-001) contains a property that specifies which SPCO is used for attached joints.