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To adjust the tributary area factors of C20 and C24 columns to 1.1 for each floor, navigate to the "Tributary" section under "AEC|BOLT" in the tree view. By increasing the correction factor, the tributary results will be more conservative, providing a safety margin.

To do this, you will need to use the "Live Load Reduction" code, which can be imported from the "Design Criteria" section if it is not already import.

To change the tributary correction factors for columns C20 and C24, go to the Tributary Correction Factors Tab in the same spreadsheet. To filter the spreadsheet, hover over the "Name" column and right-click.

Select the filter option from the combobox and choose only columns C20 and C24 from the list.

This will filter the spreadsheet to show only the rows for columns C20 and C24. Then you can change the correction factors of the columns.

To set the Tributary Area Factors of columns C20 and C24 from C21 to C27 to 1.1 for each floor, locate the corresponding area in the Tributary Correction Factors tab of the spreadsheet.

Once you have made the changes, you can view the Reducible Area of the columns by looking at the spreadsheet.

To see the placement of these columns on the CAD side, click the "Show" button.

To apply the changes and complete the Tributary Analysis, return to the Tributary Analysis Settings section and click the "Run Tributary" button to perform the analysis.

This will use the Tributary Area Factors and the other settings that you have defined to analyze the structure and calculate the loads on each element.

To generate a finite element model (FEM) for the structure, navigate to the "Global FE Model" section in the tree view. In the "Run Mesh?" column, set the cell to "True" and then click the "Generate FEM" button.

This will create a FEM for the entire structure using the geometry, properties, and loads that have been defined.

The FEM will be used to perform linear and non-linear analyses of the structure and to calculate the internal forces, deformations and stability of the structure.

To perform the analysis on the finite element model, click the "Run Analysis" button.

The analysis will use the FEM, loads, and other settings that have been defined to calculate the internal forces, deformations, and stability of the structure.

Once the analysis is complete, a button will be displayed indicating that the AECBolt FE Analysis is finished. You can then click the "Close" button to exit the analysis.