The verification process consists in checking if the specified members meet the code requirements.
The verification options can be found in the Calculations dialog of the Steel or Timber Design layout.
In order to identify the point and load case for which the parameter code criteria are the worst, calculations are performed on each member independently during the member verification.
During a group verification, each member of the group is verified.
The calculations consider the material properties that were defined for the group.
The group design process is performed for each section family belonging to the analyzed group.
Code calculations are performed for consecutive intermediate points of the member, consecutive load cases, consecutive group member elements, and all members making up the group.
During the group design process, the program inspects each section family belonging to the analyzed group, and then eliminates the sections sets that do not meet the code requirements. The elimination of consecutive sections continues until the first section satisfying requirements is found.
The Optimization option enables calculations on groups of members. The program uses these optimization options, to find the optimal section in a group.