The Member Set Representative Wizard tab is displayed if the 'Member Set Representatives' check box is activated in the Settings and Options tab. Here, you can make specifications according to which the representatives for member sets (see the Member Set Representatives chapter) are created.
A member set representative is a template for sets of members with identical properties. RSTAB checks all member sets for similarities with regard to criteria like material, cross-section, member type, member length, and member set type, as well as member orientation, and displays the result as a list (see image Member Set Representatives in Navigator ). The mentioned criteria are preset.
In the 'Consideration of Member Set Properties' list, you can define further conditions to refine the criteria for member set representatives. For example, if you activate the 'Eccentricities' of the member properties, RSTAB creates a representative for similar sets of members without eccentricities and a representative for the same sets of members of similar type with eccentricities.