RAM Steel Beam module not using studs

I am using the RAM Steel Beam module and it won't design a few beams using studs. The initial "design all" designed these beams with errors saying that there were "Not enough studs for 25% composite action (0%)." I tried to manally input the studs using the "View/Update Beam" command but it returns the same error and shows that zero studs were used in the analysis by changing my input back to zero. The beams are long enough for studs to be used; it just seems like the program refuses to use studs in the design.

Thanks for the help!

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  • I encountered the same problem. My beam is parallel to the deck. Sometimes, it works normally. After another 'Design All', it can be wrong like this again. Once I choose another section or manually input the number of studs, the number of studs returns to 0. 'Ignore Rib Spacing' option does not help at all. How can I deal with it? Is that the problem of the new version of Jun 2016? When I use the last version, I never find this problem.
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