Steel Design: Tools

Various menu items are available to assist you in the construction and maintenance of design models. These are accessible from the Model | Coordination menu:

Menu Item	Description
Create Elements from Members	Automates the construction of an analysis model, given an existing design model.
Create Members from Elements	Automates the creation of members, given an existing analysis model.
Generate Steel Member Restraints	Automates the generation of member internal restraints
Synchronize Members and Elements	Updates member data from elements or elements from members.