Start the Panels and Plates Application

In order to access the panel design facilities load the Panels and Plates application. Many of the options available in this application are very similar to those which you may have used in the Beams and Columns application, therefore only the differences are dealt with in any detail.

• Select Design > Structures > Panels and Plates from the main menu bar, or click the Panels and Plates Application.

  The main menu bar and tool bar changes, although the differences may not be obvious at a first glance.

  

  

  The options available for selection, in the upper parts of the menus are common to the equivalent Beams and Columns menus, whereas many of the options in the lower parts of the menus are specific to the Panels and Plates application.