The Toolbar

Two rows of toolbar buttons appear in the RAM Steel Column module. These actually consist of several tool bars, which can independently be moved, docked or hidden. Each toolbar can be displayed or hidden by selecting the View command. Note that holding the cursor over a toolbar button will display a tip on the function of the button. Below is a description of the function of each of the toolbar buttons. Each command is discussed in greater detail in subsequent sections.

Table 1. The primary toolbar
Icon	Description
	Save saves the data to the database.
	Data Check
	Print prints the current view.
	Model Notes allows notes to be added.
	View 3D displays the current model in 3D view (default view).
	View Plan displays a dialog to select a floor to view in plan mode.
	View Elevation turns the cursor into a target cursor. Click on a beam or wall in the frame to be viewed in elevation.
	View Column Plan displays a plan view with all levels compressed into one plan. This is the same view as a 3D view looking vertical down on the structure.
	Find Member displays the Find dialog used to highlight a column, beam, wall or brace of the specified member number.
	View Members displays the Member Options dialog to allow control over the display of members on the screen.
	View Extents displays the Select Extents dialog to allow control over what "extent" of the model will be displayed on the screen.
	View Nodal Loads turns on and off the display of nodal loads.
	Display Wall Opening Numbers turns on and off the display of wall opening numbers.
	View Zoom Full restores the screen to its original scale.
	View Zoom Fence is used for zooming in on a specified area. The desired zoom area is enclosed by a rectangle drawn on the screen using the arrow cursor.
	View Zoom In incrementally zooms in on the area currently displayed on screen.
	View Zoom Out incrementally zooms out on the area currently displayed on screen.
	View Zoom Previous returns to the most recent (previous) zoom location.
	Navigation Mode toggles between Pan mode and Rotate mode (used in conjunction with the keyboard arrow keys).
	Resolution Mode toggles between high, medium and low resolution, having reference to the degree of complexity of the graphics used in the display of the structural shapes, with low resolution being ‘stick’ graphics and high resolution being extruded, to-scale shapes.
	Non-Pertinent Member Mode toggles the view of the non-pertinent members. The view toggles between, showing the non-pertinent members in the same resolution as the pertinent members, showing the non-pertinent members at a low resolution as ‘sticks’ and hiding the non-pertinent members.
	Projection Mode toggles between Perspective and Orthographic views.
	Reset Model clears some temporary graphics that may be displayed by the module.
	Colors toggles between Model Colors, Design Colors and Interaction Colors (if available).
	Pen Colors provides the user with means to change the color of the member types as they appear on the screen using the Pen Colors dialog box.
	Scale Text displays a dialog to adjust the size of the text displayed on screen.
	Increase Text Size increases the size of the text on the screen by a given increment.
	Decrease Text Size decreases the size of the text on the screen by a given increment.
	Show/Hide Lateral Columns.
.	Show/Hide Lateral Beams.
	Show/Hide Lateral Walls.
	Show/Hide Braces.
	Show/Hide Gravity Columns.
	Show/Hide Gravity Beams.
	Show/Hide Gravity Walls.
	Show/Hide Foundations.
	Show/Hide Grids.
	Show/Hide Slab/Decks.

Table 2. The Assign toolbar
Icon	Description
	Assign Bracing to assign the braced/unbraced condition for each axis at the top of the specified columns.
	Assign Splicing to assign the splice condition at the top of the specified columns.
	Assign Trial Groups to assign Trial Groups to the specified column lines.

Table 3. The Process toolbar
Icon	Description
	Design All to Design All the columns not already designed.
	View/Update command to analyze, design and change size of an individual member.
	Copy command to copy one column line’s design to another.
	Freeze Design – Column Line to freeze the current design of the specified column line.
	Freeze Design - All to freeze the current design of all column lines.
	Clear Design – Column Line to clear the current design of the specified column line.
	Clear Design – All to clear the current design of all column lines.

Table 4. The View toolbar
Icon	Description
	View Bracing to toggle the Bracing symbols on and off.
	View Splicing to toggle the Splicing symbols on and off.
	View Trial Groups to toggle the Trial Groups text on and off.