D. To design steel connections
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Run an analysis.
Tip: The Connection Design workflow is only available after the completion of a successful analysis.
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Select
Connection Design in the Workflows panel.
The RAM Connection Validation dialog opens. -
Click
Close.
The RAM Connection Input dialog opens.
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Select the
Add Load Envelope tool
The dialog opens.
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Select the loads you wish to use for design and then click
OK.
This can be an existing load envelope or a selection of loads and load combinations.
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Select the joint(s) you wish to add connections to.
Note: Use the selection tools on the Connection Design ribbon tab in the Assign Connections group to assist selecting the intended joints.Selected joints are highlighted with red dots.
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In the
Connection Design ribbon tab in the
Assign Connections group, select the
appropriate tool corresponding to the connection assignment you want to make:
In the corresponding Connection dialog, you can select which design code and the connection template you wish to use for the selected joint's design brief.
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Click
OK to assign the templates and design the
connections.
The Connection Design dialog will display a list of all connection assignments.
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Click
Close to dismiss the dialog.
A list of connections and basic information is displayed in the table.