D. To specify aluminum design commands

To specify the code checking or design commands to be used for the aluminum design operation, use the following procedure.

  1. On the Aluminum Design - Whole Structure dialog, click Commands.
    The Design Commands dialog opens.
  2. To perform a design action, select one of the following options (as they are available for the code selection):
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    check the capacity of the current member sizes the CHECK CODE tab
    select a member size based on the last analysis results the SELECT tab
  3. Click Add.
  4. Click Close.
  5. Assign the design commands to the appropriate members.