Assign - Bracing

The program automatically determines the status of column bracing according to the presence or absence of beams (or floor slab if specified) at each level for each axis. You can override the program’s bracing determination with the Assign > Bracing command.

Selecting Assign > Bracing opens the Assign - Bracing dialog. Bracing is assigned separately for the major and the minor axes.

How To:

Assign Bracing
Return to a default setting (clear an override)

Clicking the Cancel button will cause the dialog to close and return you to RAM Steel Column.

Making an assignment will cause the affected column line to be redrawn in yellow. Assigning bracing to an optimized column will clear the optimized design. Frozen columns will maintain their design but will need to be re-analyzed with the new bracing assignment.