SAP2000 SAP2000 Web Tutorial 1

18. In the Frame Sections area click on the W21X44 name once to highlight it and then click the
OK button.
19. From the Select menu select Select and then Groups… from the submenu. This will display
the Select Groups dialog box.
20. Click on the group name FRMGIRD once to highlight it and then click the OK button.
21. From the Assign menu select Frame and then Sections… from the submenu. This will
display the Define Frame Sections dialog box.
22. In the Frame Sections area click on the W24X55 name once to highlight it and then click the
OK button.
23. Click the Show Undeformed Shape button to clear the display of the assigned sections
so that you can see the frame element labels again.
24. Click in the window labeled X-Y Plane @ Z=24 to make sure it is active.
25. Click the Down One Gridline button on the main toolbar to display the second floor plan
at Z=12.
26. From the Select menu select Select and then Labels from the submenu. This will display the
Select by Labels dialog box.
27. Click the Element Type drop-down box and select Frame.
Click the Element Type drop-down box and select Frame.
Type 15 in the Start Label edit box, 24 in the End Label edit box and 9 in the Increment
edit box.
Click the OK button.
28. From the Assign menu select Frame and then Sections… from the submenu. This will
display the Define Frame Sections dialog box.
29. In the Frame Sections area click on the W16X26 name once to highlight it and then click the
OK button.
30. In the plan view, click on frame elements 16, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 23 to select them.
31. From the Assign menu select Frame and then Sections… from the submenu. This will
display the Define Frame Sections dialog box.
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