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Click Shapes on the Model panel.
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Click a shape in Section Type.
You can insert concrete members from the Shapes palette. Follow the same steps to insert concrete shapes.
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Select a Section Data Table.
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Select a Member Size.
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Select a Material, or keep the default.
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Type an Angle for the shape.
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Select a Cardinal Point.
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Select or clear the Reflect check box.
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Select a Group.
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Select a Layer, or keep the default.
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Click the Details tab.
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If needed, edit the Long Description and Short Description. For more information, see Shapes.
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If required, type a Part Number and a Tag.
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If you have Custom Fields, you can change the shape Value.
Right-click, and then select Reset or Reset All to reset the Value to the default value from the Structure Editor.
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Select Column Length from the Place By list.
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Click Insert.
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Type the length of the column on the command line, and then press ENTER.
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Type G on the command line, and then press ENTER.
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Select the grid.
The software places columns at all grid line intersections.