With the Criteria - Flange Bracing command, the bracing condition of beams and columns is defined. Beam flanges can be considered braced continuously along the top flange, continuously along the bottom flange or not braced. Column flanges can be defined to be braced by the deck, by the beams that frame in within a given angle of a given column face, or not braced.

Modifying the Flange Bracing criteria after a Code Check has been performed will invalidate the results of that Code Check. The model will be redrawn on the screen in its original colors (rather than the Code Check colors) indicating that the Code Check must be re-run.

Refer to the Assign chapter for information on how this criterion can be overridden on a member-by-member basis.