Applies To
	Product(s):	STAAD.Pro
	Version(s):	All
	Environment:	N/A
	Area:	Design
	Subarea:	American Steel Design
	Original Author:	Bentley Technical Support Group

What code is used for designing cold-formed steel, and what sections can be designed using this code?

The 2016 AISI S100 code can be used to design cold-formed steel members.  It can be selected from the Current Code dropdown menu in the Steel Design window as shown below:

Design as per the AISI code can be performed on any of the sections in the Cold-formed database, as shown here:

It also supports design of other cold formed sections from other different country database.