I am using RAM Connection integrated with STAAD.Pro V8i and am running into an inconvenient issue with setbacks in my connections.
1. I have created several custom templates where I have clearly defined the beam setback "sb" and checked it in both the GUI and the .con text file, however once assigned the setbacks automatically default to 0".
2. Once I manually enter the setbacks, if I alter the beam/girder configuration on any connection, every setback I have manually defined throughout the model defaults back to 0".
Are either of these known issues? I am trying to make these standard connections for my colleagues to use and it would be less than desirable to have them do any alteration to the connections once they're assigned.
Loads are taken from the Staad.Pro analysis. We don't let the user override this in a permanent way since the analysis is being rerun all the time. The idea of "minimum design loads" has some appeal, and it was a feature in Limcon. I'll pass along the request.