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EX. To design the gusset base plate connection

  1. Hold <Ctrl> and select the lower-left column segment and the brace (members 1 and 7).
  2. On the Connection Design ribbon tab, select the Gusset Connections tool in the Assign Connections group.

    The Gusset Connections dialog opens.
  3. Select AISC 360-10 (ASD) as the Design Code. Leave all other options unchecked.
  4. Select Gusset Base Plate from the connection types drop-down list.
  5. Click [>>] to include all options in the Selected list. In this case, there is only a single Gusset BP type.
  6. Click OK. The RAM Connection - Validation dialog opens to display the design results overview.
  7. Click Close. The connection design is added to the RAM Connection Input table.