Model a 2D Frame

In this tutorial, you learn how to model a basic 2D structure in an elevation view.

This tutorial should take about 10 minutes.

The final version of the project is shown below.

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Task List

1. Set Preferences and Structural Axes. Learn how to start a new Frame 2D design session and how to set the preferences for regional settings to Eurocode (Metric). You then learn how to create custom structural axes in the X- and Y-directions as the basis for your design.
2. Set Up Bar Sections and Draw Bars. Learn how to set up bars with different sections and then how to draw the structure using those new bars.
3. Model Brackets. Learn how to reinforce the structure by modeling additional attributes, such as brackets.
4. Define Supports. Learn how to set a pinned support fixed in the UX- and UZ-directions.
5. Summary. Congratulations! You have completed this tutorial.