Form: Create Structural Steel Detailing Neutral File
Click the File menu > Export > Export Steel Detailing Neutral File command to access the Create Structural Steel Detailing Neutral File form.
Click the Browse button to access the Save SDN File As form and specify the path and filename for storing the file in a steel detailing neutral file format. The file will have an .sdn extension.
Note: The Select Analysis Cases and Select Response Combinations button are only effective if an analysis was run before the File menu > Export > Export Steel Detailing Neutral File command was used.
Select Analysis Cases button. Click the Select Analysis Cases button to access the Select Analysis Cases form, which will display the analysis cases used in the model analysis. Choose the analysis cases to be included in the SDN export, or use the Clear All button to exclude the analysis cases from the export.
Select Response Combinations button. Click the Select Response Combinations button to access the Select Combination Definitions form. Choose the analysis response combination to be included in the SDN export, or use the Clear All button to exclude the combinations from the export.
Export Selected Object Only check box. If objects are selected before the File menu > Export > Export Steel Detailing Neutral File command is used, this check box will be checked. Only the selected items will be included in the export. Uncheck the check box to include all items in the export.