SAP2000 SAP2000 Web Tutorial 1

26. Click anywhere on the combined frame member to select it. Note that the entire member is
highlighted thus verifying that the members have been joined.
27. Click the Clear Selection button on the side toolbar (or select Clear Selection from the
Select menu) to deselect the beam.
28. Click the second level beams labeled “C” and “D” in Figure C-12 to select them. From the
Edit menu select Join Frames to combine these two elements into a single element.
29. Click in the window labeled X-Y Plane @ Z=12 to make sure it is active. Note when the
window is active, its title bar will be highlighted.
30. Click the yz 2D View button on the main toolbar to change the view to an elevation in
the YZ plane. Note that the title of the window reads YZ Plane @ X=24. This same title
also occurs on the left-hand side of the status bar at the bottom of the SAP2000 window. The
model appears as shown in Figure C-13.
B
A
C
D
Figure C-13: Y-Z Elevation
31. Click the Draw Frame Element button on the side toolbar. The program is now in
Draw Mode.
32. Make sure that the Snap to Joints and Grid Points button on the side tool bar is
depressed. Place the mouse pointer on the joint labeled “A” in Figure C-13 and click on the
left mouse button. Note that when the mouse pointer is near the joint, it snaps to the joint,
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