Cold Formed Steel - Databases

Shapes are organized in the database by manufacturer. Common shapes are supported such as C sections (with and without lips), Z sections (with and without lips), and Hat sections (without lips). Each of these shape types may be used as Single section, a Back-to-Back section, or a Face-to-Face section. You may type in the names directly, select shapes from these databases, or add your own shapes.

Cold Formed Steel Databases

RISA currently supports the following common Cold Formed steel databases:

• AISI 2007

• Dale-Incor

• Dietrich

• Marino-Ware

• SSMA 

Select a Cold Formed Steel Database

To select a cold formed steel database when drawing a new member:

1. Click the Material Type down-arrow in the Properties panel and choose Cold Formed Steel.

   

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2. Click the Section/Shape down-arrow and choose the Shape Database.

   

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3. Click the Shape ellipses button to open the Shape Selection window (shown in the following image).

   

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   The Shape Selection window opens to the Cold Formed tab.

   

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To select a cold formed steel database from the spreadsheets:

1. Click the Cold Formed tab of the ‘Section Sets’ spreadsheet or the Primary tab of the ‘Members’ spreadsheet.

   Section Sets spreadsheet - General	Member spreadsheet - Primary
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2. Click on the Shape cell of the row you want to work with, then click the ellipsis button that appears (shown in the following images).

   Section Sets spreadsheet - Cold Formed, Shape ellipsis	Member spreadsheet - Primary, Section/Shape ellipsis
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   The Shape Selection: Cold Formed or Set Member Section Set or Shape window opens, depending on which spreadsheet you clicked the ellipsis button in.

   Shape Selection: Cold Formed window	Set Member Section Set or Shape window
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Select a Cold Formed Shape

To select a cold formed shape from the Shape Selection window:

1. Click the Database down-arrow and choose the database where the shape is stored.

   

2. Click on the Shape Type you want to select from.

   If you select CU or CS, you also have to click the down-arrow and choose a layout.

   

3. In the Shape Name list box, click on the name of the shape you want.

   To narrow the scope of names appearing in the list box, begin typing the name in the search box.

   As you type, the scope of the list is filtered to show only those names that match what you are typing.

   

4. Click OK to select the shape and close the Shape Selection window.