Define groups of bars

Although it is not necessary to define groups when verifying bar sections, groups must be defined for design or optimization procedures.

1. Select the Steel Design, or Timber Design layout. The Definitions and Calculations dialogs are displayed.
2. In the Definitions dialog, go to the Groups tab.
3. Select the Number of the group that you want to verify, or click New to create a new group of members.
4. Click Sections to select the types of sections that will be applied during the verification and design processes.
5. Click OK to close the Selection of Sections dialog.
6. Click Par. sections to open the Parametrized sections dialog. The content of the Parametrized dialog depends on the type of material selected, i.e. Steel/aluminum or Timber.
7. Use or to include the selected sections in the calculations.
8. Click OK to close the Parametrized sections dialog.
9. Click Save.