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Chinese Steel Design tab

Table 1. Settings group
Tool name Description


Secondary Member
Opens the Assign Secondary Member dialog, which is used to identify a member as a secondary member. The members they frame into will not be considered as restrained when determining automatic effective length calculations.


Configuration
Opens the Member Check Option dialog, which is used to specify the code check items to be performed and then perform a code check.


Brace Angle
Opens the Brace Angle dialog, which is used to set the angle between the brace and the beam in both directions.
Table 2. Design group
Tool name Description


Design
 


Optimize

Click to apply any update section sizes selected in the Results detail dialog. You will be

prompted to re-analyze the structure.

Table 3. Select group
Tool name Description


Failed
Selects all members that have failed one or more design checks.


Passed
Selects all members that passed all the design checks.


Minimal
Selects all members that have a maximum utilization of less than 30% of the design requirements.


Not Designed
Selects all members that have not been included in a design.
Table 4. Output group
Tool name Description


Export Report