The steel properties that you assign with material definition, as shown below, does not affect the design. These are used for connection design.
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TYPE STEEL
STRENGTH FY 36 FU 58 RY 1.5 RT 1.2
For controlling the design of structural members, you would specifically need to define design parameters from within Design > Steel page. This is not a workaround but it is rather how the software is designed to work.
Regarding the clause references, I have to get back to you as I do not have the code with me right now.
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TYPE STEEL
STRENGTH FY 36 FU 58 RY 1.5 RT 1.2
For controlling the design of structural members, you would specifically need to define design parameters from within Design > Steel page. This is not a workaround but it is rather how the software is designed to work.
Regarding the clause references, I have to get back to you as I do not have the code with me right now.