SAP2000 SAP2000 Web Tutorial 1

37. From the Assign menu choose Group Name…. This will display the Assign Group dialog
box.
38. In this dialog box:
• Type BRACE2 in the edit box at the top of the Groups area.
• Click the Add New Group Name button to define a group named BRACE2.
• Click the OK button to assign the selected elements to the group named BRACE2.
39. Now we will assign the moment frame girders to a group. Click on the xz button on the
main toolbar to view an elevation in the X-Z plane. Note the title of the window is X-Z
Plane @ Y=24.
40. Click on the roof level and second level beam on the right side of this elevation to select
them.
41. Click the Down One Gridline button on the main toolbar twice to display the elevation
at Y=-24.
42. Click on the roof level and second level beam on the left side of this elevation to select them.
There should now be four frame elements selected.
43. From the Assign menu choose Group Name…. This will display the Assign Group dialog
box.
44. In this dialog box:
• Type FRMGIRD in the edit box at the top of the Groups area.
• Click the Add New Group Name button to define a group named FRMGIRD.
• Click the OK button to assign the selected elements to the group named FRMGIRD.
45. Finally we will assign the lower level columns, braces and the base joints to a group. This
group can be used in the Group Joint Force Sum option (on the Display menu) to display the
base shear. Click the Perspective Toggle button on the main toolbar. A perspective
view of the X-Z elevation is displayed.
46. Click the Set Intersecting Line Select Mode button and select all of the bottom level
columns. Note that in doing so you will also select the bottom level braces.
47. Click on the xy button on the main toolbar to view an elevation in the X-Y plane. Note
the title of the window is X-Y Plane @ Y=12.
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