Chapter 2
Using Steel Designer

This chapter describes how to use Steel Designer with step-by-step instructions on the basics of using the program in the following sections:

§   Design Procedure

§   Working with Design Members

§   Setting Design Properties

§   Setting Design Properties

§   Setting Section Type

§   Setting Steel Grade

§   Setting Design Constraints

§   Setting Section Constraints

§   Setting Frame Type

§   Setting Allowable Stresses

§   Setting Acceptance Ratio

§   Setting Capacity Factors

§   Checking a Frame

§   Designing a Frame

§   Printing

§   Saving your Work

§   Saving the report