To Create Start and End Shapes for the Tapered Column

Use this procedure to create two styles that contain the start and end shapes for the tapered column. The first style contains the start shape for the column and the second style contains the end shape for the column.

  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. Select W1n, Wide-Flange Shapes in the tree view in the left pane.
  8. Right-click W14X43 in the lower right pane of the Structural Member Catalog, and click Generate Member Style.
  9. Enter W14X43 and click OK.
  10. Click to close the Structural Member Catalog.

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