INTRODUCTORY TUTORIAL

Part I - Steel Building Example

Step 1 Begin a New Model
Step 2 Add Frame Objects
Step 3 Add Shell Objects
Step 4 Add a Wall Stack
Step 5 Define Static Load Patterns
Step 6 Assign Gravity Loads
Step 7 Define a Developed Elevation
Step 8 Assign Wind Loads
Step 9 Review Tabular Display of
Input Data
Step 10 Run the Analysis
Step 11 Graphically Review the
Analysis Results

Step 12 Design the Composite Beams

Step 13 Design the Steel Frame

Part II - Concrete Building

Example
Step 1 Begin a New Model
Step 2 Add Floor Openings
Step 3 Add Walls
Step 4 Define Static Load Patterns
Step 5 Review Diaphragms
Step 6 Review the Load Cases
Step 7 Run the Analysis
Step 8 Display the Results
Step 9 Design the Concrete Frames
Step 10 Design the Shear Walls