I found it to be most affected when the lengths got very long and when the code check on a beam was above 1.-- or 2.-- that splitting a member reduced the code check.
Thank you both for the responses. I had a hunch it had to do with the unbraced length but I assumed that splitting a member and...
I was wondering if anyone knew the difference between "Actually Split PHYSICAL Members" and "Just Add Joints to PHYSICAL Members" did to the model. I find that for the same section they produce different results and I am not clear when to use one method over another.
Any thoughts?
