Create columns This section focuses on the operations required to create columns (in any material). Specify the column type and section size Create a single column or series of columns Create inclined columns and cranked columns Create gable posts or parapet posts Align a column to a specific angle or an angled grid line Modify the position of columns and column stacks The following topics are relevant to steel columns only: Setting out steel and cold formed columns Create plated or compound section steel columns Specify a column splice Add a base plate to a steel column Create web openings in steel members Concrete columns specifically have an automatic alignment facility: Specify concrete column alignment relative to the grid Modify concrete column alignment or specify offsets See alsoColumn propertiesVideo: Creating and editing columns (US customary units)Video: Creating and editing columns (metric units)