00:00So, let's proceed. Press CTRL-G. The groups we're going to create and assign right now are
00:05bottom chord, top chord, vertical web member, and the diagonal web member per truss direction.
00:12That means for each of these, D1, D2, D3, D4, Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5, Z6, X1, and X2. Again,
00:25we'll create the group first before we assign. So, first, start with the bottom chord. For naming,
00:31use the truss direction name first. Then add underscore, then BC. Since STAAD doesn't allow
00:37spaces, we always use underscores. So, for example, D1 underscore BC, D2 underscore BC, D3 underscore BC,
00:47D4 underscore BC, Z1 underscore BC, Z2 underscore BC, Z3 underscore BC, Z4 underscore BC, Z5 underscore
00:59BC, Z6 underscore BC, X1 underscore BC, X2 underscore BC. So, that's the pattern. Truss direction and
01:08then underscore BC. Now, to make creating groups faster, copy the name then, paste it into the
01:14next group name. Change the number or the direction accordingly. After finishing all
01:19the bottom chord group names, proceed to top chord.
02:08after finishing all the bottom chord group names, proceed to top chord, then same process. Then,
02:14for example, D1 underscore TC, Z1 underscore TC, X1 underscore TC, and so on.
03:12After that, create groups for vertical webbeds.
03:14Use WMV for the naming. So, like this, D1 underscore WMV, Z1 underscore WMV, X1 underscore WMV,
03:25and so on.
03:44Go ahead, please.
03:45Go ahead.
04:13Go ahead.
04:23Last, create the groups for Diagonal Web Members.
04:26Use WMD in the name, for example, D1-WMD, Z1-WMD, X1-WMD, and so on.
05:27Now we're finished with the group naming.
05:29Since this step takes quite a bit of time, we save it first before we proceed to assigning.
06:06So, you guys are following the group naming.
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