Set preferences Learn how to start a new Frame 3D design session and how to set the preferences for regional settings to United States (Imperial units).
1. Cl Clic ic File
"ew #ro$ect% #ro$ect%&& and then clic
'. Cl Clic ic ools
(Frame 3D Design). Design).
#references.. #references
lternati*el+& clic ( ools ools)) in the Standard tool,ar on the top of the program. hen clic (#references #references)) in the ools tool,a tool,ar. r. he #references dialog opens. 3. -nsure -nsure tha thatt Languages Languages is is selected in the left pane of the dialog& and then select United States from States from the egional settings list.
"ote/ he egional settings set the default data,ases (for profiles& and materials)& as well as the "ote/ he units and national codes to the standards of a countr+. 0. Cl Clic ic ccept ccept.. . Sa*e the pro$ec pro$ectt as Frame23D2#references.rtd Frame23D2#references.rtd.. 4. Close the program& and then start it again in order to update the settings. he program restarts and the egional settings are updated according to the merican standards for profiles& materials& codes. In this case& the Imperial units will ,e used. ip/ he ip/ he acti*e units are displa+ed at the ,ottom right corner of the program. If +ou clic this area the 5o, #references dialog opens where +ou can define an additional parameters for +our pro$ect.
dd sections Learn how to add sections to the list of a*aila,le sections in the pro$ect. 1. Continue woring in +our pro$ect& or open the pro$ect Frame23D2#references.rtd Frame23D2#references.rtd.. he utorial files are located in C/6#rogramData6utodes6-9amples6utorials. C/6#rogramData6utodes6-9amples6utorials. '. Cl Clic ic
(;eometr+
#roperties
Sections). Sections ).
he Section dialog opens. 3. Chec presence of the following following sections/ sections/ < 1'9=4& 1'9=4& ># 1?90'& 1?90'& ># 1'943& 1'943& and L# '9'9?.1@A. '9'9?.1@A. 0. If the sections specified a,o*e are not a*aila,le in the list& clic
("ew section definition).
. o ad add d th the e < 1'B=4 section& 1'B=4 section& set the following parameters as follows/
Section t+pe/ Steel Steel&&
10.?& Data,ase/ ISC 10.?& Famil+/ <&
1'9=4. Section/ < 1'9=4.
4. Cl Clic ic dd dd.. A. epeat this process for for the following sections/ sections/ ># 1?90'& 1?90'& ># 1'943& 1'943& and L# '9'9?.1@A. '9'9?.1@A. "ote/ For "ote/ For all sections& use the ISC10.? ISC10.? Data,ase& Data,ase& and Steel as the Section t+pe. @. Clo Close se the "ew Section dialog. Section dialog. he additional sections appear on the list as shown ,elow/
=. Clo Close se the Sections Sections dialog. dialog.
Define the structure Learn how to define elements of structure lie columns& ,eams and ,racings using the pre*iousl+ added sections. 1. In the Standard Standard tool,ar& e9pand the La+outs dropdown menu and select Ears Ears as as shown ,elow/
he la+out is di*ided in three parts/ iew& Ears dialog and Ears ta,le. '. t the ,ottom of the drawing area& e9pand the list of *iews& and then then select the GH the GH *iew. *iew.
3. In the the Ears Ears dialog& dialog& set set the the Ear t+pe to t+pe to Column Column and and set the Section Section to to < 1'9=4. 1'9=4. 0. o create the first first column& enter the "ode coordinates in the Eeginning and -nd ,o9es as follows/ ?.??)& Eeginning/ (?.??& ?.??& ?.??)& Important/ he coordinates s+nta9 depends on +our regional
. Cl Clic ic dd dd.. he column displa+s in the drawing area. 4. epeat this process to add the second second column& with the following following coordinates/ ?.??)& Eeginning/ (?.??& '?.??& ?.??)& 1'.??). -nd/ (?.??& '?.??& 1'.??). A. Cl Clic ic dd dd.. he second column displa+s in the drawing area.
@. Cl Clic ic
(iew
Hoom
Hoom ll ll)) to ,etter *isualie the defined columns.
=. o create the first first ,eam& ,eam& go to the the Ears dialog& dialog& and then set set the Ear +pe to +pe to Eeam Eeam&& and the Section Section to to ># 1?90'. 1?90'. 1?. -nter the ,eamJs coordinates& in the Eeginning Eeginning and -nd ,o9es as follows/ 1'.??)& Eeginning/ (?.??& ?.??& 1'.??)& 1'.??). -nd/ (?.??& '?.??& 1'.??). lternati*el+& place +our cursor cursor in the Eeginning ,o9& and then clic the nodes ' and 0 in the drawing area. 11. Cli Clic c dd dd.. he ,eam displa+s in the drawing area.
1'. o create the first ,racing& go to the Ears dialog& and then set the Ear t+pe to Simple ,ar & and the Section to L# '9'9?.1@A. 13. -nter the ,racingJs coordinates& in the Eeginning and -nd ,o9es as follows/ Eeginning/ (?.??& ?.??& ?.??)& -nd/ (?.??& '?.??& 1'.??).
lternati*el+& place +our cursor in the Eeginning ,o9& and then clic the nodes 1 and 0 in the drawing area. 10. Clic dd. he first ,racing displa+s in the drawing area. 1. epeat this process for the second ,racing with the following coordinates/ Eeginning/ (?.??& ?.??& 1'.??)& -nd/ (?.??& '?.??& ?.??).
lternati*el+& place +our cursor in the Eeginning ,o9& and then clic the nodes ' and 3 in the drawing area. 14. Clic dd. he second ,racing displa+s in the drawing area.
Define supports Learn how to define supports for the frame structure. 1. In the Standard tool,ar& e9pand the La+outs dropdown menu and select Supports.
he la+out is di*ided in three parts/ iew& Supports dialog and Supports ta,le. '. Clic Fi9ed from the list in the Supports dialog. 3. #lace the cursor in the Current selection ,o9& and then select the lower column nodes in the drawing area. o easil+ select all the lower column nodes& clic and hold the left mouse ,utton while +ou draw a rectangle around the nodes 1 and 3.
0. Clic ppl+. . Sa*e the pro$ect as Frame23D2Kodel'D.rtd.
Cop+ e9isting 'D frame Learn how to cop+ the 'D frame to generate a 3D frame. 1. Continue woring in +our pro$ect or open the pro$ect Frame23D2Kodel'D.rtd. "ote/ he utorial files are located in C/6#rogramData6utodes6-9amples6utorials. '. In the Standard tool,ar& e9pand the La+outs dropdown menu and select Start as shown ,elow.
he la+out updates to its initial state. 3. t the ,ottom of the drawing area& e9pand the list of *iews& and then select the 3D *iew. he frame is displa+ed as shown ,elow/
"ote/ If +ou donJt see the ,ars and nodes num,ers& clic area to displa+ them.
and
at the ,ottom left of the drawing
0. Clic
(;eometr+
#roperties
Sections).
he Section dialog opens. . Select the ># 1'943 section.
=. Clic -dit
-dit
Ko*eMCop+%
he ranslation dialog opens.
1?. In the ranslation dialog/
-nter '?& ?& ? in the ranslation *ector ,o9&
Select the Drag option in order to create additional lining elements ,etween the e9isting nodes and the new nodes created during cop+ing&
-nter ' in the "um,er of repetitions ,o9.
11. Clic -9ecute and close the ranslation dialog. 1'. Clic
(iew
Hoom
Hoom ll) to displa+ the whole structure.
he 3D frame structure is displa+ed.
"ote/ In this structure& ,eams num,er 4& A& 11 and 1' were created automaticall+ ,+ the Drag option. 13. In the drawing area& select the ,racingJs num,er 0 and . o do this& select a ,racing& then hold the Ctrl e+ and select the other ,racing. Selected ,racings are highlighted as shown ,elow.
10. Clic -dit
-dit
Ko*eMCop+%
he ranslation dialog opens. 1. In the ranslation dialog/
-nter 0?& ?& ? in the ranslation *ector ,o9&
-nter 1 in the "um,er of repetitions ,o9.
14. Clic -9ecute& and then close the ranslation dialog. he structure loos as follows/
1A. Clic in the drawing area to deselect the ,racingJs num,er 14 and 1A. 1@. Sa*e the pro$ect as Frame23D2Kodel3D.rtd.
Define load cases Learn how to define dead& wind and li*e load cases. 1. Continue woring in +our pro$ect& or open the pro$ect Frame23D2Kodel3D.rtd. "ote/ he utorial files are located in C/6#rogramData6utodes6-9amples6utorials. '. In the Standard tool,ar& e9pand the La+outs dropdown menu and select Loads as shown ,elow/
he la+out is di*ided in three parts/ iew& Load +pes dialog& and Loads Case ta,le. 3. E+ default& the Load +pes dialog contains the necessar+ information in order to create a dead load. Clic dd to accept the default and define a dead load with the standard name DL1. he DL1 load is added to the list of defined cases (see image in step 4)& and a new row is created in the Loads Case ta,le. 0. Select wind from the "ature list& and then clic dd to define a wind load. he
ppl+ load cases Learn how to define t+pes and *alues of loads for particular load cases. 1. In the Cases Selection ,o9 of the Selection tool,ar& e9pand the Cases dropdown menu and select '/
'. Clic
(Loads
Load Definition...).
he Load Definition dialog opens.
3. In the "ode ta,& clic
("odal force).
he "odal Force dialog opens. 0. +pe *alue of load ? in the FB ,o9& and then clic dd.
. #lace the cursor in the ppl+ to field& and t+pe ' 0 to select the nodes on which +ou want to appl+ a nodal force load. lternati*el+& go to the drawing area& and hold the Ctrl e+ to select nodes with num,ers ' and 0. 4. Clic ppl+. he
@. In the Cases Selection ,o9 of the Selection tool,ar& e9pand the Cases dropdown menu and select 3/
=. ;o to the Ear ta,& and clic
(Uniform load).
he Uniform Load dialog opens. 1?. +pe *alue of load 1? in the #B ,o9& and then clic dd.
11. #lace cursor in the ppl+ to field& and t+pe 13 10 to select columns to which a uniform load will ,e applied. lternati*el+& go to the drawing area& and hold the Ctrl e+ to select columns with num,ers 13 and 10. 1'. Clic ppl+. he
10. In the Ear ta,& clic
(Uniform load).
he Uniform Load dialog opens. 1. Clear #B ,o9& and then t+pe *alue of load ' in the #H ,o9& and then clic dd.
14. #lace cursor in the ppl+ to field& and t+pe 4 A 11 1' to select columns to which a uniform load will ,e applied. lternati*el+& go to the drawing area& and hold the Ctrl e+ to select columns with num,ers 4& A& 11 and 1'. 1A. Clic ppl+ and close Load Definition dialog. he LL1 load appears in the drawing area and in the Loads Case ta,le. 1@. In the Cases Selection ,o9 of the Selection tool,ar& e9pand the Cases dropdown menu and select Simple Cases.
1=. ll defined loads shown ,elow/
"ote/ Gou can use the Loads Cases ta,le to modif+ the defined loads. Gou can change for e9ample the loads t+pes& list of elements which loads are applied and *alues of these loads. Gou can also use this ta,le to add new loads to the structure. '?. Sa*e the pro$ect as Frame23D2Loads.rtd.
;enerate a manual com,ination Learn how to define a new load com,ination and how to define load cases for this com,ination manuall+. 1. Continue woring in +our pro$ect or open the pro$ect Frame23D2Loads.rtd. "ote/ he utorial files are located in C/6#rogramData6utodes6-9amples6utorials. '. Clic Loads
Kanual Com,inations%
he Com,ination DefinitionMKodification dialog opens. 3. Neep the default *alues for the Com,ination num,er & Com,ination t+pe& and Com,ination name.
0. Clic ON. he Com,inations dialog opens. . Clic Factor definition. he Com,ination Factors dialog opens. 4. Select the li*e nature& enter 1.0 in the Factor ,o9& and then clic Change.
A. Close the Com,ination Factors dialog. @. In the Com,inations dialog& clic to transfer all defined load cases from the left panel to the list of cases in com,ination in the right panel.
=. Clic ppl+& and then clic Close. he load com,ination COKE1 is added to the list of defined load cases.
1?. Sa*e the pro$ect as Frame23D2Com,ination.rtd.
un a calculation Learn how to start the anal+sis process (linear static). "ote/ In this tutorial& we run a linear static anal+sis. e+ strength of o,ot is the possi,ilit+ to define a wide range of anal+sis t+pes such as linear static& modal& seismic& spectral& harmonic& or time histor+ anal+ses. For more information a,out the t+pes of anal+ses a*aila,le ino,ot& see nal+sis +pes Definition. 1. Continue woring in +our pro$ect or open the pro$ect Frame23D2Com,ination.rtd. "ote/ he utorial files are located in C/6#rogramData6utodes6-9amples6utorials. '. Clic
(nal+sis
Calculations).
he calculation process starts. he Calculations dialog shows the ad*ancement of the process& which depends on the sie of the pro$ect ,eing anal+ed. 3. Once the calculations are complete the information/ esults (F-K)/ a*aila,le is displa+ed/
t the top of the program (see image 1 ,elow)&
t the ,ottom of the program (see image ' ,elow).
0. Sa*e the pro$ect as Frame23D2nal+sis.rtd.
Displa+ ,eam results graphicall+ Learn how to displa+ ,ending moments on ,eams for a selected load case. 1. Continue woring in +our pro$ect or open the pro$ect Frame23D2nal+sis.rtd. "ote/ he utorial files are located in C/6#rogramData6utodes6-9amples6utorials. '. In the Standard tool,ar& e9pand the La+outs dropdown menu and select esults as shown ,elow/
he la+out is di*ided in three parts/ iew& Diagrams dialog& and eactions in the coordinate s+stem ta,le. 3. Clic in the drawing area to deselect the ,eam num,er 4& A& 11& and 1'. 0. In the Cases Selection ,o9 of the Selection tool,ar& e9pand the Cases dropdown menu and select 0/ LL1 as shown ,elow/
. ;o to the "K ta, of the Diagrams dialog& select KG Koment& and clic "ormalie. "ote/ Clic "ormalie to scale the *alues of the selected t+pe of diagram automaticall+.
4. o displa+ numerical *alues of internal forces& go to the #arameters ta,. ip/ Gou can access the #arameters ta, without ha*ing to scroll through the ta,s. #lace the mouse cursor o*er the arrow near the top left corner of the dialog to displa+ the list of ta,s. A. In the #arameters ta,& set the Diagram description to la,els& and then select ;lo,al e9tremes from the alues dropdown menu .
@. Clic ppl+. =. he *iew displa+s the ,ending moment diagrams for all ,eams as shown ,elow.
1?. ;o to the "K ta, of the Diagrams dialog& deselect KG Koment& and clic ppl+.
Displa+ results on ,ars in ta,ular form Learn how to displa+ internal forces and displacements for particular load cases and com,inations. "ote/ Using the ta,les +ou can displa+ different t+pe of *alues lie forces& displacements& reactions& stresses etc. he ta,les can easil+ ,e e9ported to KS -9celP (rightclic in the ta,le area) and ta,les can also ,e sorted ,+ choosing certain load cases& mem,er t+pes etc. d*anced users can also define groups and displa+ results onl+ for these groups. 1. Continue woring in +our pro$ect or open the pro$ect Frame23D2nal+sis.rtd. "ote/ he utorial files are located in C/6#rogramData6utodes6-9amples6utorials. '. In the Standard tool,ar& e9pand the La+outs dropdown menu and select esults as shown ,elow/
he la+out is di*ided in three parts/ iew& Diagrams dialog and eactions in the coordinate s+stem ta,le. 3. Clic iew
a,les.
lternati*el+& rightclic in the iewCases window& and then clic a,les from the conte9t menu. he a,les/ Data and esults dialog opens. 0. Select Forces& and then clic ON. lternati*el+& clic (Forces a,le) in the Structure Kodel tool,ar on the right side of the program. he Forces ta,le opens and displa+s information a,out internal forces. a,s are a*aila,le at the ,ottom of the ta,le& allowing +ou to *isualie information on alues& -n*elope& and ;lo,al -9tremes data.
. In the Cases Selection ,o9 of the Selection tool,ar& e9pand the Cases dropdown menu and select / COKE1.
he ta,le updates and presents the results for the COKE1 case. 4. In the Forces ta,le& dou,leclic the FB column header to sort the forces from the ma9imum to the minimum *alues.
A. Clic iew
a,les.
lternati*el+& rightclic in the iewCases window& and then clic a,les from the conte9t menu. he a,les/ Data and esults dialog opens. @. Select "odal Displacements& and then clic ON.
lternati*el+& clic program.
(Displacements) in the Structure Kodel tool,ar on the right side of the
=. ightclic in the Displacements ta,le& and then clic a,le Columns from the conte9t menu.
1?. In the "odal *alue selection dialog/
;o to the Displacement ta,& and select U total displacements&
;o to the ;eneral ta,& and then select Coordinates from the -lement data selection group.
11. Clic ON. Four new columns are added to the Displacements ta,le (as shown in the image ,elow). 1'. In the Displacements ta,le& go to the ;lo,al e9tremes ta, located at the ,ottom of the ta,le.
13. Close the Displacements and Forces ta,les.
Stress nal+sis for Structure Learn how to o,tain and anal+e stress diagramsMmaps for the structure
1. Continue woring in +our pro$ect or open the pro$ect Frame23D2nal+sis.rtd. "ote/ he utorial files are located in C/6#rogramData6utodes6-9amples6utorials. '. In the Standard tool,ar& e9pand the La+outs dropdown menu and select Stress nal+sis structure as shown ,elow/
he la+out is di*ided in three parts/ iew& Stress nal+sis Structure dialog& and Stress nal+sis Structure ta,le. 3. In the Cases Selection ,o9 of the Selection tool,ar& e9pand the Cases dropdown menu and select '/
0. Clic (Section shapes) at the ,ottom left of the drawing area to displa+ section shapes for all the structure mem,ers. . In the Stress nal+sis Structure dialog/
;o to the Diagrams ta,& and then select Ka9 in the Kises group&
;o to the #arameters ta,& and then select Filled in the Filling group.
4. Clic ppl+. dialog appears showing the Calculation progress.
"ote/ he Stress nal+sis Structure dialog a llows +ou to select a userdefined stress and a set of ,asic stress t+pes such as normal& tangent& Kises and resca. A. ;o to the Kaps Deformation ta,& select Deformation& and then clic ppl+. Select this option to displa+ stress maps graphicall+ on the deformed structure.
@. Clic
(esults
Stress nal+sis
Stress Kaps).
n additional window opens and displa+s the structure with section shapes and accurate detailed stress maps& as shown ,elow.
ip/ he sie of mem,er sections in stress maps is ,+ default greater than the real sie of the mem,er sections so that the stress maps presented for these sections are more reada,le. #ress the >ome e+ on +our e+,oard to get real proportions ,etween the mem,er length and dimensions of the mem,er cross section. Gou can also press the #gUp and #gDn e+s to modif+ these proportions. =. Close the Stress nal+sis structure (3D iew) window. 1?. In the Stress nal+sis Structure dialog& go to the Diagrams ta,& and then deselect Ka9 in the Kises and Userdefined group. 11. Clic ppl+. 1'. Sa*e the pro$ect as Frame23D2esults.rtd.
Definition of code parameters Learn how to create new t+pe of mem,er and how to assign it to the selected elements in the structure. 1. Continue woring in +our pro$ect or open the pro$ect Frame23D2esults.rtd. "ote/ he utorial files are located in C/6#rogramData6utodes6-9amples6utorials '. In the Standard tool,ar& e9pand the La+outs dropdown menu and select SteelMluminum Design as
shown ,elow/
he la+out is di*ided in three parts/ iew& Definitions& and Calculations dialogs. 3. Clic
(Design
Steel Kem,ers Design Options
Code parameters).
he Kem,er +pe dialog opens. 0. Select Eeam& and then clic
("ew steel mem,er t+pe definition).
he Kem,er Definition #arameters dialog opens. ip/ Select the Kem,er +pe that is most similar to the new t+pe that +ou want to create so that some of the ,asic properties are automaticall+ applied. . +pe Eeam21 in the Kem,er t+pe te9t ,o9.
4. In the Eucling length coefficient G group of options& clic he Eucling Diagrams dialog opens.
.
A. Clic
& and then clic ON.
he ,ucling effects are remo*ed from the calculations. @. epeat steps 4 and A for the Eucling length coefficient H. =. In the Lateral ,ucling parameters group& clic
.
he #arameter C, dialog opens. 1?. Clic
& and then clic ON.
11. Clic Upper flange& then in the Lateral ,ucling length coefficients dialog& clic ,racings).
(Intermediate
he Internal ,racings dialog opens. 1'. In the Define segments ,etween ,racings group of the Lateral ,uclingupper flange ta, select Define manuall+ coordinates of the e9isting ,racings& and then t+pe ?.. he Eracing is displa+ed in *iolet on the *iew as shown ,elow.
13. ;o to the Lateral ,uclinglower flange ta, and repeat step 1' for the lower flange. 10. Clic ON to close the Internal ,racings dialog. 1. he information in the Kem,er Definition dialog ,o9 should now loo lie the e9ample shown ,elow.
14. Clic Sa*e& and then clic Close. he new mem,er t+pe is now listed in the Kem,er +pe dialog. 1A. -nsure that Eeam21 is selected in the Kem,er +pe dialog& and then t+pe 4 A 11 1' in the LinesMEars field as shown ,elow. lternati*el+& place the cursor in the LinesMEars field& then go to the drawing area& and hold the Ctrl e+ to select ,eams with num,ers4& A& 11 and 1'.
1@. Clic ppl+& and then clic Close. 1=. Sa*e the pro$ect as Frame23D2"ew2Kem,er.rtd.
Define groups of mem,ers Learn how to define groups of mem,ers. 1. Continue woring in +our pro$ect or open the pro$ect Frame23D2"ew2Kem,er.rtd. "ote/ he utorial files are located in C/6#rogramData6utodes6-9amples6utorials. '. In the Definitions dialog& go to the ;roups ta,& and then clic "ew. 3. #lace the cursor in the Kem,er list ,o9& then go to the drawing area& and hold the Ctrl e+ to select all the columns. lternati*el+& enter the column num,ers 1 ' @ = 13 10 in the Kem,er list ,o9. 0. +pe Columns in the "ame ,o9& and then clic Sa*e. he defined group of columns is shown ,elow.
. In the Definitions dialog& clic "ew to create a new group. 4. #lace the cursor in the Kem,er list ,o9& then go to the drawing area& and hold the Ctrl e+ to select ,eams with num,ers 4& A& 11 and1'. lternati*el+& enter the ,eam num,ers 4 A 11 1' in the Kem,er list ,o9. A. +pe #rimar+2Eeams in the "ame ,o9& and then clic Sa*e. he newl+ defined group of ,eams is shown ,elow.
@. In the Definitions dialog& clic "ew to create a new group.
=. #lace the cursor in the Kem,er list ,o9& then go to the drawing area& and hold the Ctrl e+ to select ,eams with num,ers 3& 1?& and1. lternati*el+& enter the ,eam num,ers 3 1? 1 in the Kem,er list ,o9. 1?. +pe Secondar+2Eeams in the "ame ,o9& and then clic Sa*e. he newl+ defined group of ,eams is shown ,elow.
11. In the Definitions dialog& clic "ew to create a new group. 1'. #lace the cursor in the Kem,er list ,o9& then go to the drawing area& and hold the Ctrl e+ to select ,racings with num,ers 0& & 14and 1A. lternati*el+& enter the ,eam num,ers 0 14 1A in the Kem,er list ,o9. 13. +pe Eracings in the "ame ,o9& and then clic Sa*e. he newl+ defined group of ,racing is shown ,elow.
10. Sa*e the pro$ect as Frame23D2;roups.rtd.
Code group design Learn how to design groups of mem,ers. 1. Continue woring in +our pro$ect or open the pro$ect Frame23D2;roups.rtd. "ote/ he utorial files are located in C/6#rogramData6utodes6-9amples6utorials. '. Clic
at the ,ottom left corner of the program as shown ,elow.
lternati*el+& clic iew Displa+. he Displa+ dialog opens. 3. Select Ears& then select Sections legend ,+ colors& and then clic ON.
0. -ach of the sections displa+s a different color as shown ,elow.
. In the Calculations dialog& select the Code group design option& and then clic List on the same line. he Code ;roup Selection dialog opens. 4. Clic ll. ll the defined groups are added to the Code group list and will ,e considered during the design process.
A. Close the Code ;roup Selection dialog. @. In the Calculations dialog& select Optimiation& and then clic Options. he Optimiation Options dialog opens. =. Select
11. he Code ;roup Design dialog opens& displa+ing the most significant information a,out the sections.
"ote/ In the esults ta,& the ,lue icon ( ) indicates the optimum section& while the red and green arrows ( and ) indicate sections which do not meet the code reQuirements& or sections which meet the reQuirements with e9cessi*e reser*es. 1'. Clic Change all. message appears indicating that changes will ,e made in the data,ase containing structure data& and that the result status will ,e not a*aila,le. 13. Clic Ges to accept these changes. he sections in the structure are automaticall+ replaced with the optimied sections. 10. Clic Close& and then& clic Cancel in the Calculation esult rchi*ing dialog. he calculation result can ,e sa*ed in the calculation result archi*e. In this tutorial we will sa*e the calculation result at the end of the design process. "ew sections are displa+ed in the iew window/
"ote/ he Section sies were changed for all mem,ers groups/ #rimar+2Eeams from/ from ># 1'943 to ># 1?90'&
Secondar+2Eeams/ from ># 1?90' to ># @934&
Eracings/ from L# '9'9?.1@A to L# @9@9?.&
Columns/ from < 1'9=4 to < '19.
1. "ow that the sections ha*e ,een optimied& +ou need to run the main calculations again. o do this& clic
(nal+sis
Calculations).
14. In the Calculations dialog& clic Calculations to start the design process with the updated sections. esults of the Code ;roup Design are shown ,elow.
"ote/ During the design process& the program found new lighter section for the Columns. 1A. Clic Change all& and then clic Ges to accept the changes. 1@. Clic Close& and then in the Calculation esult rchi*ing dialog clic Cancel. he updated sections are displa+ed in the iew window/
"ote/ he section sie for the Columns group was updated from < '19 to < '094'. 1=. he Columns sections ha*e ,een optimied& +ou need to run the main calculations again. o do this& clic
(nal+sis
Calculations).
'?. In the Calculations dialog& clic Calculations to start the design process with the updated columns sections. he esults of the Code group design are shown ,elow.
"ote/ During the design process& the program found lighter sections for the Columns. '1. Clic Change all& and then clic Ges to accept the changes. ''. Clic Close& and then in the Calculation esult rchi*ing dialog ,o9 clic Cancel. he "ew sections are displa+ed in the iew window/
"ote/ he section sie for the column group was updated from < '094' to < '194'. '3. he Columns sections ha*e ,een optimied& +ou need to run the main calculations again. o do this& clic
(nal+sis
Calculations).
'0. In the Calculations dialog& clic Calculations to start the design process with the updated columns sections. he esults of the Code ;roup Design are the same as ,efore& so we can stop the design process. '. Clic Close& and then in the Calculation esult rchi*ing dialog clic Sa*e. he final calculation result is sa*ed in the calculation result archi*e. '4. Clic
at the ,ottom left corner of the program as shown ,elow.
lternati*el+& clic iew Displa+. he Displa+ dialog opens. 'A. Select Ears& and then deselect Sections legend ,+ colors. '@. Clic ON.
'=. Sa*e the pro$ect as Frame23D2Design.rtd.
Code group *erification Learn how to perform *erification for groups of mem,ers in the ser*ice limit state. 1. Continue woring in +our pro$ect or open the pro$ect Frame23D2Design.rtd. "ote/ he utorial files are located in C/6#rogramData6utodes6-9amples6utorials '. In the Calculations dialog& select Code group *erification option& and then t+pe 1to0 in the same line. 3. In the Limit states group of options select SLS& in order to perform calculations for the ser*ice limit state& and then t+pe the following loads/
Dead loads/ 1&
Li*e loads/ 0&
otal loads/ 1to0.
0. In the Calculations dialog& clic Calculations. . he Code ;roup erification dialog opens displa+ing the most significant information a,out the sections. he Kessages ta, (as shown ,elow)& contains important information for the ne9t steps in the design process/
"ote/ he Kem,er +pe for Eracings does not determine limit *alues for deflections. he ne9t step e9plains how to set these parameters in order to perform the *erification as reQuired. 4. Close the Code ;roup erification dialog& and then in the Calculation esult rchi*ing dialog clic Cancel. calculation result can ,e sa*ed in the calculation result archi*e. In this tutorial we will sa*e the calculation result at the end of the *erification process. A. Clic
(Design
Steel Kem,ers Design Options
Code parameters).
he Kem,er +pe dialog opens. @. Select Simple ,ar & and then clic
("ew steel mem,er t+pe definition).
he Kem,er Definition #arameters dialog opens. ip/ Select the Kem,er +pe that is most similar to the new t+pe that +ou want to create so that some of the ,asic properties are automaticall+ applied. =. +pe Simple ,ar21 in the Kem,er t+pe te9t ,o9& and then clic Ser*ice. he Ser*icea,ilit+ Displacement limiting *alues dialog opens. 1?. Select the following *alues/
In the Deflection limits (local s+stem) group of options& select the ,solute *alue for Dead& Li*e and otal Loads&
In the "ode displacement limits (glo,al s+stem) group of options& select the elati*e *alue for otal Loads.
11. Clic ON. 1'. Clic Sa*e and close the Kem,er Definition #arameters dialog. he new mem,er t+pe is now listed in the Kem,er +pe dialog ,o9. 13. -nsure that Simple ,ar21 is selected& t+pe 0 14 1A in the LinesMEars field as shown ,elow. lternati*el+& place the cursor in the LinesMEars field& then go to the drawing area& and hold the Ctrl e+ to select ,racings with num,ers0& & 14 and 1A.
10. Clic ppl+& and then clic Close. 1. In the Calculation dialog& clic Calculation. esults of the Code ;roup erification are shown ,elow.
"ote/ ll sections are now properl+ defined for all the groups of mem,ers. 14. o *isualie the detailed results for a selected group& clic 0 Simple ,ar2120 in the Eracings group. he row is highlighted in ,lac and the esults dialog is displa+ed/
