To Create the Steel and Concrete Shapes for the Composite Column

Use this procedure to create two styles: one that contains the steel shape and one that contains the concrete shape.

  1. Click Manage tabStyle & Display panelStructural Member Catalog.
  2. Expand Imperial in the tree view in the left pane of the Structural Member Catalog.
  3. Expand Steel, AISC, and then I-Shaped.
  4. Select Wn, Wide-Flange Shapes.
  5. Right-click W8X31 in the lower right pane of the Structural Member Catalog, and click Generate Member Style.
  6. Enter W8X31, and click OK.
  7. Expand Concrete, and then Pre-Cast.
  8. Select Rectangular Columns.
  9. Right-click 16X16 in the lower right pane of the Structural Member Catalog, and click Generate Member Style.
  10. Enter 16X16 and click OK.
  11. Click to close the Structural Member Catalog.