{Frame, Shell} Assignments - Pier Label Form

Assign : {Frame, Shell} Assignments - Pier Label

A wall pier can be made from a combination of both shell objects (shell elements) and frame objects (frame elements). To report output forces for wall piers or to design wall piers, first define the piers labels.

 Define a wall pier by selecting all of the frame or shell  objects that make up the pier and assigning them the same pier name. If a wall pier is made up of both frame and shell  objects, assign the pier label to the frame and shell  objects separately. For example, assume a wall pier to be labeled P23 is made up of both frame and shell objects.

1. Define the pier ID S23.

2. Select the frame objects to be assigned the pier label.

3. Click the Assign menu > Frame > Pier Label command to display the Frame Assignments - Pier Label  form.

4. Select S23 from the display list and click the  Apply  button to make the assignment. Any previously assigned pier label will be replaced by this assignment.

   • To remove all assignments,  highlight the None option, and click the Apply button.

   • Note that clicking the Modify/Show Definitions button will display the Pier Labels form, which can be used to define a new pier label.

   • When the Apply button is used, the Frame Assignments - Pier Label form will remain open until it is closed by clicking the Close button. This allows selection of another frame object(s), to which a different assignment can be made.
     
     If only one assignment is being made to only one set of selected objects, the OK button can be used to both apply the assignment and close the form.

5. Select the shell objects to be assigned the pier label.

6. Click the Assign menu > Shell > Pier Label command to display the Shell Assignments - Pier Label form.

7. Select S23 from the display list to assign the shell objects to the same pier name as the frame objects.

   • When the Apply button is used, the Shell Assignments - Pier Label  form will remain open until it is closed by clicking the Close button. This allows selection of another shell object(s), to which a different assignment can be made.
     
     If only one assignment is being made to only one set of selected objects, the OK button can be used to both apply the assignment and close the form.