I have 1200ft of pipe racks, with the same anchor and base plate design. Can a template be created to apply a single bp design to 122 nodes?
With any connection assignment in Ram Elements, if you start with multiple joints selected, and then assign a connection (Basic, Smart, or Base Plate), the program will try to find a single connection geometry that works for all those cases and assign the same thing to every joint. Some connections may be significantly over-designed in theory, so this should process really only be done for cases where you know using a common connection is good idea.
After the connections are assigned each joint can then be edited individually, however, the connections are not tied together after the assignment.
So, you can create a custom connection template and assign it to all the nodes at once (assuming the column sizes are equal). Be aware, the process could be slow for 122 joints at once.
Answer Verified By: Alex Alvarado
agreed. I would like to be able to copy the design I've tweaked at one baseplate to others in the model. Or at least to be able to select several identical joints and adjust design all at once and all update.