Etabs - Composite Design
Etabs - Composite Design
(OP)
Does anyone know why ETABS composite design module sucks so much? I see so many bugs...
IE -
1. using an auto select list gives me vastly different selection choices depending on if I design 5 beams at once or if I design the whole floor.
2. Some beams refuse to recognize the deck section, even though beams adjacent in the same bay recognize it just fine.
3. Trying to override design studs/sections for one beam somehow applies this override to most of the beams in the model resulting in hundreds of undersized beams.
Those are just a few of the examples I have encountered over the last week (granted I am fairly new user, but senior engineers around me don't know why ETABS is not working "correctly")
I hope they read this and put some effort into their next release.
IE -
1. using an auto select list gives me vastly different selection choices depending on if I design 5 beams at once or if I design the whole floor.
2. Some beams refuse to recognize the deck section, even though beams adjacent in the same bay recognize it just fine.
3. Trying to override design studs/sections for one beam somehow applies this override to most of the beams in the model resulting in hundreds of undersized beams.
Those are just a few of the examples I have encountered over the last week (granted I am fairly new user, but senior engineers around me don't know why ETABS is not working "correctly")
I hope they read this and put some effort into their next release.





RE: Etabs - Composite Design
The incorrect (not logical) option is defaulted for overrides to one beam when you right click. You have to unselect the group option at the bottom left...
CSI needs to pay for some user groups to give them feedback on their interface...
RE: Etabs - Composite Design