Function
- Enter the type of members used in the design of steel and RC members.
Call
From the Main Menu select [Design] tab > [Type : Steel Design] > [Design Input Data] group > [Design Parameters] > [Modify Member Type]
From the Main Menu select [Design] tab > [Type : RC Design] > [Design Input Data] group > [Design Parameters] > [Modify Member Type]
From the Main Menu select [Design] tab > [Type : SRC Design] > [Design Input Data] group > [Design Parameters] > [Modify Member Type]
From the Main Menu select [Design] tab > [Type : Cold Formed Steel Design] > [Design Input Data] group > [Design Parameters] > [Modify Member Type]
Input
First, select the members in the model and enter the following:
Option
Select Add/Replace or Delete.
Add/Replace : Add the newly entered type or update the previously entered type.
Delete : Delete the entered type. Data entry is not required when deleting.
Member Type
(refer to Note 1)
Enter the member type to be used in design.
Beam : Beam member
Column : Column member
Brace : Brace member
The Apply Button : Apply the entered type to the selected members.
The Close Button : Close the entry Dialog Bar.
Note 1
For member types not defined by the user, the program defines the member types according to the following by comparing the coordinates of the two nodes of each member:
Column members: Members with the local x-axis parallel to the GCS Z-axis
Beam members: Members with the local x-axis parallel to GCS X-Y plane
Brace members: All other members except for column and beam members
Note 2
When the member type is repeatedly defined for the same member, the type will be updated to the last type entered.
Note 3
The entered member types can be reviewed in the data table arranged in the order of element numbers. The user may Modify/Add and Delete items in the data table.
Access the data table following the procedure below.
From the Main Menu select Design > General Design Parameter > General Design Tables > Modify Member Type.
From the Tables tab of the Tree Menu select Design Tables > General Design > Modify Member Type.