EX. Connection Tags Example
This example demonstrates applying and checking connection tags.
Connection Tag Data
Use the Copy to clipboard button below to copy and paste this connection data into an empty text file and then save it as Connection_Tag_Example.xml to a convenient location.
Tip: The default location for
connection tag data in STAAD.Pro can be found at
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Bentley\Engineering\STAAD.Pro
2023\Default\Plugins\ConnectionTagLink.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ConnectionTagFile>
<FileVersion value="1.0" />
<Categories>
<Category CategoryName="MOMENT">
<CategoryDesc>End Moment Connection</CategoryDesc>
</Category>
<Category CategoryName="SHEAR">
<CategoryDesc>Single Shear Connection</CategoryDesc>
</Category>
</Categories>
<Equations>
<Equation EquationID="Eq1" Equation="(abs([Mz])+([alpha]*abs([Fx])))/[Mz.cap]" Condition="LT" Limit="1.0" />
<Equation EquationID="Eq2" Equation="abs([Fy])/[Fy.cap]" Condition="LT" Limit="1.0" />
<Equation EquationID="Eq3" Equation="(abs([Fy])+([alpha]*abs([Fx])))/[Fy.cap]" Condition="LT" Limit="1.0" />
</Equations>
<Tags>
<Tag TagName="EM" CategoryName="MOMENT">
<EndRelease FX="0" FY="0" FZ="0" MX="0" MY="0" MZ="0" />
<Capacities UnitSystem="IMPERIAL">
<Beam Name="W12x26">
<BeamOrCol Name="W14x90" Mz.cap="700" Fy.cap="65" Fx.cap="" alpha="0.10" />
</Beam>
</Capacities>
<Checks>
<Check Type="MOMENT" Desc="Moment Check" EquationID="Eq1" />
<Check Type="SHEAR" Desc="Shear Check" EquationID="Eq2" />
</Checks>
</Tag>
<Tag TagName="EMH" CategoryName="MOMENT">
<EndRelease FX="0" FY="0" FZ="0" MX="0" MY="0" MZ="0" />
<Capacities UnitSystem="IMPERIAL">
<Beam Name="W12x26">
<BeamOrCol Name="W14x90" Mz.cap="700" Fy.cap="65" Fx.cap="" alpha="0.10" />
</Beam>
</Capacities>
<Checks>
<Check Type="MOMENT" Desc="Moment Check" EquationID="Eq1" />
<Check Type="SHEAR" Desc="Shear Check" EquationID="Eq2" />
</Checks>
</Tag>
<Tag TagName="SS" CategoryName="SHEAR">
<EndRelease FX="0" FY="0" FZ="0" MX="0" MY="1" MZ="1" />
<Capacities UnitSystem="IMPERIAL">
<Beam Name="W12x26">
<BeamOrCol Name="Column" Mz.cap="" Fy.cap="65" Fx.cap="" alpha="1" />
<BeamOrCol Name="W14x90" Mz.cap="" Fy.cap="65" Fx.cap="" alpha="0.75" />
</Beam>
</Capacities>
<Checks>
<Check Type="SHEAR" Desc="Shear Check" EquationID="Eq3" />
</Checks>
</Tag>
<Tag TagName="DS" CategoryName="SHEAR">
<EndRelease FX="0" FY="0" FZ="0" MX="0" MY="1" MZ="1" />
<Capacities UnitSystem="IMPERIAL">
<Beam Name="W12x26">
<BeamOrCol Name="Column" Mz.cap="" Fy.cap="65" Fx.cap="" alpha="1" />
<BeamOrCol Name="W14x90" Mz.cap="" Fy.cap="65" Fx.cap="" alpha="0.75" />
</Beam>
</Capacities>
<Checks>
<Check Type="SHEAR" Desc="Shear Check" EquationID="Eq3" />
</Checks>
</Tag>
</Tags>
</ConnectionTagFile>