Elements of the Bracket Set-up Facility

The customer definition of a bracket standard can be done within the general frame-work of the bracket definition facility. Elements of this framework are:

• A number of predefined bracket toe types of which the customer can set up his own instances (see Standardized Bracket Toes).

• A number of predefined connections on detail level, for example, for the connection of a bracket toe to an intersecting stiffener. The customer may create his own instances of these connections (see CONNECTION Statement).

• The general facility for the control of folded flanges may be used to define folded flanges on brackets (see Folded Flanges).

• The set of standardised notches is available for brackets. Currently only corner notches may be used (see Notch Standards).

• A special definition language, based on the general TIL format, is available to create new brackets, using instances of the general bracket framework. It is described in a separate document (see Customer Set Up of Brackets).

Additionally a number of predefined connection cases are available, specifying how a bracket should "fit" into its surrounding structure. The bracket itself can be set up without any connection case but in order to be instantiated the bracket definition must in practice in most cases be applied in a certain connection.