Define steel, aluminum or timber members

A member is a basic element in steel/aluminum or timber element calculations, but you can also define a member as a chain of consecutive bars in the structure model.

1. Select the Steel Design, or Timber Design layout. The Definitions and Calculations dialogs are displayed.
2. In the Definitions dialog, go to the Members tab.
3. Select the number of the member that you want to verify, or click New to create a new member.
4. Click Parameters to access the code parameters. The Member Definition - Parameters dialog opens, and displays the list of parameters for the selected code.
   Note: The content of the parameters dialog depends on the code that was selected.
5. Specify the code parameters for the member. Typically you can define parameters such as the buckling length, lateral buckling parameters, and rigidity conditions.
6. Click More if you want to define additional parameters such as the load type, tensile forces, angles in tension, or the yield strength for pipes.
7. Click OK to close the Additional parameters dialog.
8. Save the parameters you defined, and then close the Member Definition - Parameters dialog.