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Column Orientation after Exporting from Etabs to Safe

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NFExp

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Jun 18, 2009
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After I export a slab from etabs to Safe with "floor loads with column and wall distortions" the columns in Safe are shown Graphically with the letter "R".

Can anybody tell me how to view the column properites. I need to know the orientation of the columns with respect to the x and y axis.

When I exported the slab from ETabs to Safe with "FLoor Loads only" I noticed that some of my columns were rotated.
 
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