Design Toolbar


 

The design toolbar and icons are found at the bottom of the frame graphics area and in the bottom design tabs.

 

Move to Previous/Next design brief - member design group.

Edit member design groups.  Add and remove members from design groups.

Move to Auto Size Member brief and display the Automatic Design options.  If an Auto Size brief is not present one is added.

Display sway stability, snap through, fire boundary, and nodal displacement design checks.

Side Rails and Torsional Restraints (Detailed Checks).  Carries out detailed checks on the lateral torsional buckling and provides access to edit the lateral and torsional restraints of the selected member.

Displays the member load and forces at the top of the calculation window

Scan current view for failures

Step through failures detected by the scan for failures function

Display members maximum unity ratio (after scan for failures)

Display maximum unity ratio on the critical member in each section size per design group (after scan for failures)

Display failing members maximum unity ratio

Draw Plastic Hinges Formed

Label Plastic Hinges with Load Factor Formed at

Export the current design brief to Printer/PowerPad

Export design output to Printer/PowerPad. Select design output from all member portions to send to export.