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Step 6: Assigning Groups<br />
Groups can be a powerful tool for selecting elements for both assignments and display. In this<br />
step we will create nine groups, as shown in the table below:<br />
Group Name<br />
ROOF<br />
2ND<br />
COLS<br />
FRCOLS<br />
BRCOLS<br />
BRACE1<br />
BRACE2<br />
FRMGIRD<br />
BASE<br />
Description<br />
All roof level joints, frame elements and shell elements<br />
All second level joints, frame elements and shell elements<br />
All column elements<br />
All moment frame columns<br />
All braced frame columns<br />
All braces between the first and second level<br />
All braces between the second level and the roof level<br />
All moment frame girders<br />
All bottom level columns and support joints<br />
Note: By default the program creates a group named ALL which includes all elements in<br />
the model (joint elements included).<br />
1. Click in the window labeled X-Y Plane @ Z=24 to make sure it is active. Note when the<br />
window is active, its title bar will be highlighted.<br />
2. Click the Pointer button on the side toolbar and select all of the elements in the X-Y<br />
Plane @ Z=24 by “windowing.”<br />
Note: To add more joints and/or elements to an already assigned group, first select the<br />
group, then select more joints and/or elements, and finally assign them to the group.<br />
Group assignment always replaces the existing elements in that group.<br />
3. From the Assign menu choose Group Name…. This will display the Assign Group dialog<br />
box.<br />
4. In this dialog box:<br />
• Type ROOF in the edit box at the top of the Groups area.<br />
• Click the Add New Group Name button to define a group named ROOF.<br />
Note: A common error is to forget to click the Add New Group Name button before<br />
pressing the OK button.<br />
• Click the OK button to assign the selected elements to the group named ROOF.<br />
5. Click the Down One Gridline button on the main toolbar to display the plan view at<br />
Z=12. Note the window title changes to X-Y Plane @ Z=12.<br />
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