To design all of your concrete columns you need to be in the Concrete Column Design Mode.

Before you can enter the concrete column design mode the concrete gravity analysis must have been performed. If you have lateral concrete columns you will also want to make sure your model has been analyzed in RAM Frame. Finally, if you are using Special Moment resisting frames, all of the concrete beams must be designed before designing the columns.

To switch to the concrete column mode:

• Select Mode > Concrete Column.

The mode drop-down on the toolbar will indicate you are in column design mode.