Material Types

* = not in the local shape file . ** = may be any material type.
			Angle	Deck *	Rolled section
Round bar	Dummy material **	S shape
Square bar *	Existing material **	S tee
Flat bar *	Existing member material **	Shear stud *
Beaded flat	Grating *	Standard part *
Bolt, mtrl *	Grating tread *	Turnbuckle
Channel	HSS ( round or rectangular )	Turned element *
Clevis	Joist	Wide flange
CMU	Miscellaneous	Welded plate box
Cold formed C	Plates *	Welded plate W
Cold formed Z	Rail	Welded wire mesh
Concrete	Rebar shape material	W tee
	Reference Material *

Material classifications:

" System created connection material " or " User modified connection material " or " User created material " or " User modified main member material" or " System created main member material "
You can employ the " Material type " condition using Status Select ( ) or the ' By Status Display ' ( ) selection filter to select materials by type. Doing so is a good alternative to using Advanced Selection .
Status Display: Material status > Material type

Advanced Selection:

# Selects all angles.
mt. MaterialType == Angle

To select materials in this manner, members must be displayed in a solid form .
" Select " on the Advanced Selection window must be set to ' Material '.
Click here for a list of materials that you can substitute for "Angle" in this expression.
mt. MaterialType is also attribute in the parametric module.