When running the beam design module I get a fatal error with a message " Two members at same location at (ft): (----),(----)
I didn't know that it is even possible to have two members in the same location. It doesn't even say what level the error is on?
Does anyone know of this error and how to resolve this?
Thanks!
I have seen this happen at times, usually when a cantilever from one beam is modeled on top of the adjacent beam. Running a data check prior to entering the RAM Steel Beam module might report the error. Otherwise displaying the beam numbers and looking for duplicate numbers will sometimes reveal the duplicate beams. Is this a model that got imported from Revit?
No. I was modeling the beams in RAM. I was using the fence tool to draw beams connecting two columns. Data check does not detect the error either. The coordinates that it gives me is location of two columns with beams on either side. Not a cantilever. But there is no mention of what level the error is on.
I had to do trial and error as Seth mentioned, with the locations at each level to finally figure out where it was. I tried to delete and model three times and the fourth time it finally worked.
Glad you got it working.
The Integrity - Align Columns command is helpful for identifying if any of the beams or grids at the column location are slightly off. It can even be used to align the column to the grids or to columns on other stories, which I find useful in fixing problems like this once you know where to look.