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.