A Quick-Start Guide To S-STEEL

S-STEEL Design R11
Quick-Start Guide
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Thank you for your interest in S-STEEL Design. Rest assured; you have made the right decision by
selecting not only a proven software solution but also 35+ years of structural analysis and design
support expertise at your disposal. Our application engineers look forward to building a supportive
relationship with you.
We understand that like many powerful software products, S-STEEL Design can appear daunting at
first to the new user because of the many features and options available. To help ease your transition
to working within S-STEEL Design and ensure that you get the maximum benefit in minimum time
we have developed this Quick-Start guide for new users. By following the steps in this guide, you
should be able to create, analyze and review results for a simple model in approximately 1 hour.
Once you have completed the Quick-Start guide, bigger (more realistic) models may be to some
extent just a matter of repetition. However, you probably want S-STEEL to do the repetition for you
and there are numerous built-in S-STEEL features designed to speed up your modeling and analysis
workflow. To help you progress from an S-STEEL “novice” to an S-STEEL “expert”, we also provide
many more worked examples within S-STEEL’s Help system, and the detailed manuals supplied in
electronic (.PDF) format.
Finally, we always encourage and welcome user comments and ideas about S-STEEL. Your input is
important. Client feedback helps to ensure that S-STEEL Design’s ongoing development continues
to meet your requirements. Many of S-STEEL’s current features come from our direct interaction with
customers. We are committed to maintaining and updating S-STEEL, and your contributions are vital
to this.
So, thank you again, both for purchasing S-STEEL, and for the future input you may provide.
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Contents
Getting Help ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
How to Use the Quick-Start Guide .......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.0 First Steps ................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

2.0 The S-STEEL Graphical User Interface ...................................................................................................................................... 4
Navigating in the graphical Model Space ................................................................................................................................ 5
Selection and mouse pick operations ....................................................................................................................................... 5
3.0 Code Input Window ................................................................................................................................................................ 7

Run a code check .............................................................................................................................................................................. 7
4.0 Code Results Window ............................................................................................................................................................ 7

Print Code Check Results ............................................................................................................................................................... 8
5.0 Design Input Window ............................................................................................................................................................ 9
6.0 Design Results Window ....................................................................................................................................................... 10

Print Design Results ....................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Using Scratch-Pad to refine a member ........................................................................................................................... 12
7.0 Steel Spreadsheet Window ................................................................................................................................................ 12

8.0 Example ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
9.0 Additional Resources ................................................................................................................................................................... 24
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Getting Help
S-STEEL Design is a powerful design solution, and it is likely you will have questions. If you have any
questions or concerns while using this guide or S-STEEL Design, you can always get a quick response
by contacting our support engineers and the fastest way to reach our support team is through our
online support form
https://s-frame.com/customercare/support/supportrequest.htm
S-FRAME Software prides itself in providing best-in-class support to our clients. Customers with
active Enhancement and Support (E&S) agreements are entitled to support and product updates.
Also, we also offer short technical webinars on specific analysis and design topics as well as in-
depth training classes. You can find upcoming scheduled training classes and webinars by visiting
our webpage: s-frame.com/Support.htm or the Product Home Page.
Both Training classes and webinars qualify for Profession Development Hours (PDH)
Once you have completed this Quick-Start Guide, we recommend new users watch the sequence
of tutorial videos found in S-STEEL’s online help system. New users are also strongly encouraged
to attend an introductory training class and an advanced training class.
How to Use the Quick-Start Guide
It is recommended to start with the S-FRAME Analysis Quick-Start Guide.

The S-STEEL Design Quick-Start Guide is comprised of two parts.
Part I (Chapters 1 through 7) includes an overview of S-STEEL Design’s basic tasks and features.
Each chapter is further divided into smaller units, highlighting a specific area of study, method or
concept. The reader can optionally practice these features while reading through Part 1, or simply
read through this first part.
Part II (Chapter 8) contain a complete step-by-step practice example designed to show the reader
how to edit and design a simple structure. By carefully following the provided steps you can
ensure to take away as much as possible from this guide. The model file is included as part of the
guide.
Chapter 9 provided information on how to get technical support and additional training.
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Within the Guide are screenshots and diagrams, emphasizing a certain step or results. In some cases, they
indicate the correct data entry for a specific dialog:
In other cases, they may show the expected output of a process:
Good to Know: Scattered throughout this Guide in green boxes are short “Good to Know” facts.
Need to Know: Scattered throughout this Guide in red boxes are short “Need to Know” facts.
Further Information: Scattered throughout this Guide in blue boxes are navigation directions
to additional resources for specific topics.

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1.0 First Steps

S-STEEL is S-FRAME Software’s steel design program. S-STEEL is not standalone and requires S-FRAME for the
analysis results. With S-STEEL you can perform a Code check or Automatic design to steel structures
according to a number of different International Design codes;
· AISC 360-10 & 360-05 LRFD/ASD · CSA-S16-2001, 2009, and 2014

· AISC ASD 89 · CSA-S16.1-M94
· AISC LRFD 94 · EC3:2005 (Singapore & UK Annex)
· BS 5950:1990 & 2000 · AS 4100-1998
· NZS 3404:1997. · SUOS – 05 and 11
Figure 1. Design Codes
The design codes are specified in S-FRAME by going to the Design Code tab of the Preferences dialog
(SettingsàPreferencesàDesign Code tab). Within this tab, you can specify the Building Code, the
Concrete Design Code, the Steel Database and the Steel Design Code to be used in the design process.
Figure 2. Design Codes Tab
Launch S-STEEL from within S-FRAME by selecting RunàS-STEEL or clicking the Build Steel Design Model
shortcut.
Figure 3. Launch S-STEEL
A model must already be open and analyzed in S-FRAME Analysis to access S-STEEL. If you
want, you can open Part 1.TEL (C:/Users/Public/Documents/S-FRAME Software/S-
FRAME/Tutorials/PART 1.TEL) to practice Part1 of this guide.

The Steel Database and the Design Code can
also be edited in S-STEEL, by going to
OptionsàDesign Code.
Figure 4. Design Code dialog box
A tutorial video demonstrating these features is available in our Online Resources (HelpàOnline
ResourcesàS-STEEL Design Videos, Tutorial 01 – S-STEEL Overview).
2.0 The S-STEEL Graphical User Interface

The S-STEEL graphical user interface is quite similar to S-FRAME’s. It has a Command bar, Combo bar, Data
bar, Shortcuts bar, Structure bar, Status bar and Aerial window.
There are five Views in S-STEEL
1. CODE INPUT– Graphical view for inputting steel properties (steel grades, length factors,…) used
during a code check process.
2. CODE RESULTS – Graphical view showing code check results (utilization ratios, …)
3. DESIGN INPUT – Graphical view for inputting criteria (sections, steel grades, …) used during an
automated design process.
4. DESIGN RESULTS – Graphical view showing design results (sections, utilization ratios, …)
5. STEEL SPREADSHEET – Spreadsheet view showing input data and results.

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Figure 5. The S-STEEL Graphical User Interface
Navigating in the graphical Model Space

S-STEEL’s navigation options are the same with S-FRAME’s. Please refer to chapter 2 of S-FRAME’s Quick Start
Guide.
Selection and mouse pick operations

Similar to S-FRAME, the selection tool in S-STEEL provides multiple ways to select or unselect objects in the
viewport. This tool is also common to all graphical windows. Note also the existence of the Select Special
dialog, which you can access from any graphical window in S-STEEL.
Figure 6. Selection options in S-STEEL
The Selected (active) and the Unselected (inactive) objects are indicated by solid lines and filled circles, and
dashed lines and unfilled circles respectively. In addition to S-FRAME, S-STEEL displays the defined sections’
shape wire frame.

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Figure 7. Selected Unselected Objects in S-STEEL
If a member cannot be selected but is displayed with a black dashed line, then S-STEEL does not
recognize that members’ section. S-STEEL does allow users to import custom sections. For more
details, please review the following topic ‘Append the AISC or CISC steel table’ in our Help
System, and the ‘Tutorial 07 - Importing Custom Sections Databases in S-STEEL’ in our Online
Resources.
You can also display or hide additional information such as the Group names, Effective lengths,
Steel Grades, etc., by selecting the appropriate option in the View Design Model dialog box.
Figure 8. S-STEEL’s View menu

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3.0 Code Input Window

Once you have selected a steel table and design code, your next task is to specify the structure’s design
model (the input required to code check members)
The input information and its associated tool are shown below;
Effective Length Factors
Steel Grades
Connection Type
Bending Coefficients
Cost Factors
Negligible Forces and other constraints
Deflection Criteria
Figure 9. Code Input Tools
The Code Check Input window provides two additional dialogs not available in the Design Input window.
For non-UK codes, you can specify a back-to-back gap for double angle members. For non-USA codes, you
specify hot rolled vs. cold formed for hollow sections. In the Design Input window, you can enter this data
via the Design Sections for Study tool, but the data applies only to the design process, whereas the Code
Check Input dialog data applies only to the code check process.
Run a code check

From this window, you can code check the selected members for selected Load Cases, by going to
RunàCode Check or by clicking the Run shortcut.
Figure 10. Run Code Check command
4.0 Code Results Window

After a code check process this graphical window becomes active and displays one of the following:
· Pass/Fail status of selected code checked members
· Colour coded utilization ratios (with legend) for selected code checked members
· Colour coded utilization ratios and ratios as numerals for selected code checked members
· Governing members
· Sections + Studs + Camber

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Make your selection in the View menu:
Figure 11. Results to be displayed graphically
Print Code Check Results

To view/print the code details for a specific member, double click on the member or right click and select
Code Details from the pop-up menu.
Figure 12. View code details for a member

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To view/print the code details for selected members/entire structure, select the members of interest/entire
structure and go to FileàPrint Code details. Note that you can also print key results and a preview of the
model as displayed in the Code Results window.
Figure 13. Print options
ResourcesàS-STEEL Design Videos, Tutorial 02 – Code Checking Steel Members).
5.0 Design Input Window

This graphical window lets you define and view S-STEEL's design model and design criteria. Where the same
tool occurs in the Shortcuts bar for both graphical input windows, the data is shared.
In this window only, you can define a group of members and assign to it a specific section shape, type, and
sections for study.
Design Sections for Study tool

Length Factors tool
Steel Grades tool
Connection Type tool
Bending coefficients tool
Member Cost Factors tool
Design Constraints tool
Deflection Criteria tool
Figure 14. Design Input Tools
Both the graphical input windows allow you to assign cost values to sections in a steel table via the Section
Costs dialog.
Once you define the design criteria that meets your requirements, an automated design can be performed
through the run menu (RunàDesign) or by clicking the Run shortcut.

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Figure 15. Run Design Command
Note the presence of the Iterative Design. You can find useful information on this topic, in S-
STEEL’s Help System (Help à Contents à ‘Search Tab’ ) under the ‘Run Design/Analysis
Iterations’ and the ‘Iterative design’ topics.
6.0 Design Results Window

Similar to the Code Results window, this graphical window displays design results (optionally) along selected
members or all members. From this window, you can override a group's proposed section and rerun an
analysis.
Design results (proposed sections and their utilization ratios) are displayed graphically:
Figure 16. Design results graphically

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Print Design Results

Double click or right click and select code details to bring up a member’s Admissible/Inadmissible sections
dialog. Note that your defined section and the proposed section generated from S-STEEL’s design process
are both reported. You can sort the admissible sections and view the code details by criteria which best suits
your needs.
Figure 17. Design Results.
After a code check or an automated design process S-STEEL gives you results in a professional and very
detailed report;
Figure 18. S-STEEL Report
ResourcesàS-STEEL Design Videos, Tutorial 03 – Designing Steel Members).

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Using Scratch-Pad to refine a member

You can also launch Scratch-Pad. Scratch-Pad allows you to code check or design alternate, "what-if?"
scenarios independently of S-STEEL. You can use Scratch Pad to study members from the S-FRAME structure,
or you can study hypothetical scenarios where you enter the forces, factors, and lengths manually. Scratch
Pad allows you to divide an S-FRAME member into smaller segments whereby Scratch Pad calculates forces
and coefficients (related to stability checks) for that particular segment rather than the entire member. If you
design a member in Scratch Pad, you can assign an admissible section to the member for re-analysis.
You can find useful information for Scratch-Pad in S-STEEL’s help system under the topic
‘Introduction to Scratch Pad’. A tutorial video is also available: ‘Tutorial 04 – Using Scratch Pad
to refine a design or code check a given member’.
7.0 Steel Spreadsheet Window

Similar to S-FRAME, in S-STEEL input information and results can be viewed in a spreadsheet view. You can
sort the displayed information by selecting the appropriate options in the Members and View list boxes.
Figure 19. Short information in Spreadsheets
The Members (list box), provides the following exclusive choices:

· All
· Selected (4 choices, one per graphical window)
· Governing each group (2 choices, one each for Code Check and Design)
The View (list box), provides the following exclusive choices:
· Code Details (2 choices, one each for Code Check and Design)
· Member Data
· Quantities (2 choices, one each for Code Check and Design)
· Summaries (2 choices, one each for Code Check and Design)
A tutorial video demonstrating these features is available in our Online Resources HelpàOnline
ResourcesàS-STEEL Design Videos, ‘Tutorial 05 - Displaying S-STEEL Results’.

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8.0 Example
In this example, we perform a code check and design to an industrial building. We will focus on the design
process only. Creating the model is covered in our S-FRAME Analysis R11 Quick-Start Guide. We
recommend you read this guide before the S-STEEL Quick-Start Guide.
1. Open ‘’PART1.TEL’’ (C:/Users/Public/Documents/S-FRAME Software/S-RAME/Tutorials/PART 1.TEL.)

2. Note the analysis model details in the Geometry window:
a. 1-storey braced portal frame
b. Beams – W21x147 and S6x17.25 section
c. Column – W10x49 section
d. Braces – 2L6x6x1 section
Example Figure 1.
3. In the Loads window, five load cases are defined for dead, live, snow, wind and crane loads.
Example Figure 2.

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Switch to ON the display loads switches in the status bar below, and review the defined loads.
Example Figure 3.
4. Select Settings à Preferences à Design Codes and from the drop-down list, choose a Steel
Database and Steel Design Code. In this example, choose AISC 2011 US and AISC 360-10 ASD,
respectively.
Example Figure 4.
5. Run -> Analysis and select “Linear Static” for Analysis type Options.
6. After the analysis phase, the results (member forces, displacements, etc.) can be viewed graphically
and numerically in the Graphical and Numerical Results windows respectively. Briefly, check your
results. Alternatively, Force Diagrams for each member can also be viewed in ISD or Scratch-Pad.
We will look more into this later.
7. After validating the results, we can proceed to the design process. Select Runà S-STEEL or click on
‘Build Steel Design Model’ shortcut from the top bar.

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Example Figure 5.
8. Note that S-FRAME’s Graphical User Interface is replaced by S-STEEL’s, and we are now in the Code
Input Window. Similar to S-FRAME, in S-STEEL changes are applied to active members only. Select
All, and right click on the ‘Edit Length Factors’ tool. This tool allows you to define the following
member data:
a. Unsupported flange lengths (top and bottom flange) for steel members.
b. Effective length factors (strong and weak)
Example Figure 6.
In this example, we use S-STEEL to calculate the unsupported flange lengths and use the entire
length of the members for compression capacity checks. Click OK to apply the changes.
9. Right-click on the Steel Grades tool to bring up the associated dialog. The names of the GUI
controls differ between codes, but generally, the approach is as follows:
a. Select a steel type or grade, which alters the available yield strengths and tensile strengths.
b. Select a yield strength or enter a value of your own.
c. Select a tensile strength or enter a value of your own. [Applies to non-UK codes.]

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Example Figure 7.
We use the A992 High-strength Low-alloy with a yield strength of 50Ksi and tensile strength of 65Ksi
in this example. Click OK to accept the changes.
10. Right click on the Connection Type tool; This Input tool allows you to declare whether the ends of
the steel member are welded or bolted. If you choose welded, S-STEEL sets the Anet/Agross = 1.0.
Example Figure 8.
11. Right-click on the Bending Coefficients tool. This tool allows you to determine whether to
calculate a member's bending coefficients, or whether to set them = 1.0. Set S-STEEL to calculate
the bending coefficients for us. S-STEEL calculates the Bending coefficients based on the moment
profile of the continuous member.
Example Figure 9.
12. Once you are finished with the input parameters, click on the Run shortcut to run a code check

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Example Figure 10.
Selecting Run opens the following dialog, where you can specify the load cases for study; We can
select one or more load cases. Select All (Left mouse button drag), and click OK.
Example Figure 11.
13. Once the process is complete, S-STEEL reports the utilization ratios for each member in the
Graphical Results window. You can specify the results to be displayed in the View menu.

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Example Figure 12.
Also, you can double click or right click on a member to bring up the member’s code details. Note
that the section properties, internal forces, code checks and their associated clause from the design
code are reported.
Example Figure 13.

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To review the internal forces or deflection diagrams only, select the appropriate option from the
dialog that appears when you right-click on a member;
Example Figure 14.
Note that you can also specify the load case of interest;
Example Figure 15.
14. The next step is to perform a design to our structure, as some of the members failed during the
code check process. Switch to the design input window, and note that in addition to the code input
tools, we have an additional tool where we can specify sections for study. The sections can be
sorted by:
a. Section Shapes
b. Section Type
c. Section Name
d. Min/Max section properties

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Example Figure 16.
In this example, we want to consider only W21 I shape beams for our design process. Unselect all
section types (left mouse button drag), and select the W21 section type only. Click OK to accept the
changes.
15. Select RunàDesign or Click the Design shortcut. Note that you can also run an iterative design.
Example Figure 17.

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16. Once the design process is complete, S-STEEL reports the proposed sections and their utilization
ratios in the Design Results window.
Example Figure 18.
Similar to the Code check results window, we can adjust the results to be viewed in the View menu
by going to ViewàDesign Results.
Example Figure 19.

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17. Double click or right click on a member to view the Admissible/Inadmissible sections dialog, and
review the code details or the section properties.
Example Figure 20.
a. Click on the Section Props … option to review the proposed section’s properties and plot
capacity charts.
Example Figure 21.
b. Click on the Code details, to review the detailed report of the selected section as per the
defined design code.

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18. After the design process, we can send the updated model back to S-FRAME to re-run an analysis by
clicking the Build Analysis Model shortcut.
Example Figure 22.
Note that the pre-defined section properties will be overwritten with the proposed sections, upon
acceptance in the dialog box that appears when you attempt to go back to S-FRAME.
Example Figure 23.
Additionally, if you select Runà Re-Analyse in S-STEEL’s Design Results window, you will notice
that the program runs the latest analysis type and a code check to the model automatically, and
updates the utilization ratios accordingly.
19. Lastly, once in the S-FRAME GUI, launch S-VIEW to review your final model:
Example Figure 24.

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9.0 Additional Resources

So now that you have built, analyzed, and designed your first structure, where do you go from here?
To better understand S-FRAME Analysis’ capabilities and functionality, we recommend new users follow
through a series of video tutorials that are accessible through S-FRAME’s Help menu.
Additional Online Resources.
Also, you can find much more worked examples within the S-FRAME Help system, and the detailed manuals
supplied in electronic (.PDF) format.
To help you progress from an S-STEEL “novice” to an S-STEEL “expert”, we also offer short technical webinars
on specific topics as well as in-depth online training classes. View the S-STEEL Design’s Product Home Page
to find scheduled training classes and webinars or visit our Support page. Both webinar material and
training classes qualify for Profession Development Hours (PDH).
S-FRAME Software prides itself in providing best-in-class support to our clients - You are not alone on your S-
FRAME Analysis journey. When questions arise while working with S-FRAME Analysis, you can always get a
quick response by contacting our support engineers. The fastest way to reach our support team is through
our online support form
s-frame.com/customercare/supportrequest.htm
s-frame.com/Support.htm
Good to Know: Users with active Enhancement & Support (E&S) Agreements are entitled to
technical support and the latest product releases.
So, thank you again, for purchasing S-STEEL Design. We look forward to hearing from you.

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© Copyright 1992-2016 by S-FRAME® Software Inc. ii

How to Use the Quick-Start Guide .......................................................................................................................................... 1

1.0 First Steps ................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

3.0 Code Input Window ................................................................................................................................................................ 7

4.0 Code Results Window ............................................................................................................................................................ 7

5.0 Design Input Window ............................................................................................................................................................ 9

6.0 Design Results Window ....................................................................................................................................................... 10

Using Scratch-Pad to refine a member ........................................................................................................................... 12

7.0 Steel Spreadsheet Window ................................................................................................................................................ 12

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How to Use the Quick-Start Guide

It is recommended to start with the S-FRAME Analysis Quick-Start Guide.

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In other cases, they may show the expected output of a process:

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1.0 First Steps

· AISC 360-10 & 360-05 LRFD/ASD · CSA-S16-2001, 2009, and 2014

Figure 1. Design Codes

Figure 2. Design Codes Tab

Figure 3. Launch S-STEEL

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Figure 4. Design Code dialog box

2.0 The S-STEEL Graphical User Interface

5. STEEL SPREADSHEET – Spreadsheet view showing input data and results.

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Navigating in the graphical Model Space

Selection and mouse pick operations

Figure 6. Selection options in S-STEEL

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Figure 7. Selected Unselected Objects in S-STEEL

Figure 8. S-STEEL’s View menu

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3.0 Code Input Window

Effective Length Factors

Negligible Forces and other constraints

Figure 9. Code Input Tools

Run a code check

Figure 10. Run Code Check command

4.0 Code Results Window

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Make your selection in the View menu:

Figure 11. Results to be displayed graphically

Print Code Check Results

Figure 12. View code details for a member

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Figure 13. Print options

5.0 Design Input Window

Design Sections for Study tool

Figure 14. Design Input Tools

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Figure 15. Run Design Command

6.0 Design Results Window

Figure 16. Design results graphically

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Print Design Results

Figure 17. Design Results.

Figure 18. S-STEEL Report

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