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Click Shapes on the Model panel.
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Click a shape in Section Type.
You can insert concrete members from the Shapes palette. Follow the same steps to insert concrete shapes.
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Select a Section Data Table.
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Select a Member Size.
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Select a Material, or keep the default.
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Type an Angle for the shape.
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Select a Cardinal Point.
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Select or clear the Reflect check box.
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Select a Group.
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Select a Layer, or keep the default.
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Click the Details tab.
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If needed, edit the Long Description and Short Description. For more information, see Shapes.
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If required, type a Part Number and a Tag.
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If you have Custom Fields, you can change the shape Value.
Right-click, and then select Reset or Reset All to reset the Value to the default value from the Structure Editor.
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Select Column Length from the Place By list.
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Click Insert.
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Type the length of the column on the command line, and then press ENTER.
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Click anywhere in the model space to place columns with the set length, and then press ENTER to finish.
The software places columns in the model space at all selected locations.