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SAP2000 self-weight feature simple question

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jiggler

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Jun 30, 2007
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I'm new to SAP2000. If I open a model that someone else made that uses the self-weight feature in SAP2000, how can I quickly know what the total weight is of all those components?

For example, if the person who wrote a SAP2000 model used the self-weight feature to automatically account for the weight of all the columns of a building, where in the menus can I easily find the total weight of all those columns?

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Weight of the columns or total column reactions? If I wanted the total column reactions, I'd display tables, showing the column reactions. If it doesn't automatically display the total (can't remember if it does) then dump it to excel and add them up.
 
Thanks for reply. The weight of the actual columns is what I'm interested in, not column reactions.
 
Run the model then go to Display, Show Tables. Check Miscellaneous Data, Material List, By Section Prop.

That'll get you what you need.
 
It worked. Thanks a lot. I knew the info was buried in a menu somewhere.

 
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