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Connection Design tab

Table 1. Assign Connections group
Tool name Description


Joint Cursor
Used to select joints for connection design.
Select Joints > <joint types> Tools for selecting joints in the model by member type and orientation.
Select Special Joints Opens the Special selection of joints dialog, which is used to select joint types by category as well as by filtering for member depth and end release.
Select Connections > Select all connections This will select all the connection in the model
Select identical connections This will select all the identical connection in the view
Tip: This effectively allows you to "group" connections together to edit as one.
Select connections of the same type This will select the connection of same type.
Note: To use this feature, you must select at least one connection before selecting this tool.
Select connections with same template This will select the connection of same template.
Note: To use this feature, you must select at least one connection before selecting this tool.
Select connections of the same family This will select the connection of same family name, as used in RAM Connection.
Note: To use this feature, you must select at least one connection before selecting this tool.
Select connections with same tag names This will select the connection of same tag name, as used in RAM Connection.
Note: To use this feature, you must select at least one connection before selecting this tool.
Select connections with same template and sections This will select the connection of same template and where the section of the members which participate in the connection are also same.
Note: To use this feature, you must select at least one connection before selecting this tool.
Select connection nodes and members This will select all the nodes and members which participate in the connection.
Note: To use this feature, you must select at least one connection before selecting this tool.


Assign Basic Connection
Opens the Basic Connections dialog, which is used to assign basic connection templates to selected joints.


Assign Smart Connection
Opens the Smart Connections dialog, which is used to assign smart connection templates to selected joints.


Assign Gusset Connection
Opens the Gusset Connections dialog, which is used to assign gusset connection templates to selected joints.
Table 2. Frames group
Tool name Description


Identify Beam and Grider
Opens the Beam-Girder Identification dialog, which is used to switch the beam and girder assignments for connections.
Note: If no Beam-Girder (BG) connections have been assigned, a warning dialog opens to notify you no matching connections could be found .


Create Seismic Frame
Opens the Seismic Frames dialog, which is used to specify the type of seismic frame used for the selected members creating a seismic frame definition.
Table 3. Reports group
Tool name Description


Connection Report
Opens the RAM Report Export dialog, which is used to manage connections and other report details to include in an report.
Table 4. Configure group
Tool name Description


Connection Database
Opens the connection database dialog, which is used to manage and create connection templates.