Portal frame user guide
This user guide explains how to define portal frames in a 2D environment, apply loads to them, perform their preliminary design, use the 2D frames to create a 3D building, perform their full design, check member stability, and generate output.
- Create, edit, or delete a 2D Portal Frame
- Create 2D Portal Frame loadcases and combinations
- Preliminary portal frame sizing for gravity loads
- Create a 3D model with the Building Wizard
- Perform portal frame design
- Review portal frame design results
- Check member stability
- Create portal frame reports and drawings