I am trying to check the capacity of member in a braced bay that should be oriented for weak axis bending. To model the bay I have created a simple 2D model as I only have loads in Global X and Global Y directions. The column supports in my model are generated with the local x axis perpendicular to the Global-X (ie performing in the direction of the strong axis). However, i would like to rotate my shape so the local-x is in the same direction as the Global X so my column act in the member's weak axis.
The 2D model type Member orientation Tool options only show Toes Up or Toes Down, which does nothing for doubly symmetric W shapes. I have tried selecting the Columns by right click to reoriented the column. This appears to work with the model render tool, however the model reverts the columns back to strong axis direction when I run the analysis and check in the model in S-Steel. S-Steel code check compares the loads against the columns strong axis properties.