• Re: STAAD PRO: How to model an equipment with a single node in the CoG and transfer loads to other nodes

    Thank you for the link AndrejLogunov, so can I set the master/slave nodes only from the input command file? Is it possilbe to set the master/slave nodes from the user interface instead of the command file? I have no plates, I have only the beam structure…
  • RAM Structural System Fatal Error

    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…
  • STAAD PRO: How to model an equipment with a single node in the CoG and transfer loads to other nodes

    Hallo everyone and thank you in advance for the help and the advices you will give me!! I'm a new STAAD PRO user, I have modeled a 3 floors beam structure, on the top floor of this structure there is a filter house. The structure is loaded by some…
  • RAM Connection Baseplate won't design

    I opened a fully analyzed .rss file in RAM Connection. I selected one of the foundation nodes for baseplate design. So far it has been running for 75 minutes and still has no design. Is this a program issue or a user issue.
  • RAM - Steel Column design won't run.

    I have set up a model in RAM. It is A steel frame sat on an RC base. I have run the data check and there are no errors or warnings. I have run the steel beam design and it has given me section sizes. However, every time I try to run the steel…
  • Elemental stiffness matrix

    Hello, I built a simple truss model in Staad pro V8i. I am wondering whether there is a way to extract elemental stiffness matrix in global coordinate? I can access global stiffness matrix by enter SET PRINT STFFINESS in the basic solver. Is there any…
  • Lumped mass on a node

    Goodevening everybody, I wish someone can help me: how can I insert a lumped mass on a node in order to apply forces and accelerations directly on the mass? If it's possible, please, explain me how to do it from the GUI and not from the input command…