Q5.6: I wanted to know if I can vary the plan area of the structure to give it an irregular shape, or if I can only add ruffles and thus give it a irregular shape to structure. Another question we have is whether we can use the ROBOT program to model the structure.

Answer: You may vary the floor area of each floor as long as it is within the maximum floor plan boundaries set by section 5.6d. Your floor area does not have to occupy the maximum floor plan. You may use whatever structural analysis or modeling program you choose, although CSI is providing SAP2000 or ETABS licenses to all teams for free if you want to take advantage of it.