1) A rigid end offset and a cardinal point offset are identical where the offsets dimensions are the same. In the cardinal offset the user is limited to 1 of 9 cardinal points and a member axis rigid end length at each end. In the rigid end offset panel…

Cardinal point offsets and Rigid End offsets in Ram Elements are internally the same thing, a rigid link between the connected node and the new offset member end location. Most people use Cardinal point adjustments for beam top of steel and Rigid end…