1. USER’S MANUAL AND TUTORIALS
ed: April 7,2008

2. Conventions
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CUFSM3.12
CUFSM is open source, see license. However users of the software are asked to reference the software when they publish results using CUFSM. The currently recommended reference is the following summary paper:
Schafer, B.W., Ádány, S. “Buckling analysis of cold-formed steel members using CUFSM: conventional and constrained finite strip methods.” Eighteenth International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures, Orlando, FL. October 2006.

3. Contents Introduction and Common Questions Installation
CUFSM3.12
Introduction and Common Questions
Installation
Overview of program features
Tutorials 1 - 3
Navigating CUFSM and interpreting simple results
Modeling a Cee in compression
Modeling a Zee in bending
Advanced Functions
Advanced Ideas
Advanced Matlab
Appendix: Theory/Background