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CAESAR II Users Guide

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Columns or Commands > Columns defines default end connection types for members identified by the orientation of their center lines. It places the following card in the Card Stack pane:

A column is any member whose centerline is completely vertical. After you use Columns to define the element end connections, any element subsequently defined inherits those end connection freedoms.

Use the standard structural element connections Beams , Braces , and Columns to define default end connections types for members identified by the orientation of their center line. For more information, see Beams and Braces.

Add columns

  1. Select the appropriate row in the Card Stack pane.

  2. Use the needed command from the Insert menu to place the COLUMNS card in the needed position. For more information, see Insert Menu.

  3. Click Columns .

    The Columns command is added to the Card Stack.

  4. Click to expand the COLUMNS card and view the properties.

  5. Add values to the COLUMNS properties.

  6. Click Save to finish.

    The CAESAR II Error Checker automatically checks the model for errors.

If fix is the only parameter defined for Columns, then all degrees of freedom for the column are fixed.