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Pulling out max brace force in a model

Pulling out max brace force in a model

Pulling out max brace force in a model

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I have a large platform model...because of changes I made while modeling it, my brace member numbers are not in order. I don't want to have to print max end forces and go through and fish for them. Is there a way to group them or an output option to print these max forces out for braces so I can do the connection design?

RE: Pulling out max brace force in a model

I would recommend making the braces you want to look at a member group. After you run your model and go to post processing, pick the load cases you want and the range you wan (ranges can be individual member numbers, groups or properties). Than go to your beam tab, forces tab and than in the table titled "Beam End Forces" you can select the summary tab. The summary will give you all max forces/moments for the group or members you had selected.

STAAD has a lot of information in the help menu (F1), if you are new to using the program.

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