https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/211868/disconnecting-nodes-in-ram-frameHi. I have a steel framed building with a basement condition where braced frames continue to foundation (one level below grade). I don&#39;t want lateral loads to go to the rigid diaphragm at grade level as I don&#39;t have a reliable load path, so I have disconnecteden-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/thread/642040?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 30 Mar 2021 15:17:51 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:9078ea4b-662a-4e93-a39c-4c81d8560bf6Seth Guthrie<p>Disconnecting the nodes is the appropriate action here. See also:&nbsp;<a href="/products/ram-staad/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/18422/ram-frame---criteria---ground-level">https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/18422/ram-frame---criteria---ground-level</a>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>