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CAESAR II Users Guide

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Braces or Commands > Braces defines default end connection types for members identified by the orientation of their center lines. It places the following card in the Card Stack pane:

A brace is any member whose center line does not completely lie along any of the global axes. After you use Braces to define element end connections, any brace element subsequently defined inherits those end connection conditions.

Use the standard structural element connections Beams , Braces , and Columns to define default end connection types for members identified by the orientation of their center line. For more information, see Beams and Columns.

Add Braces

  1. Select the appropriate row in the Card Stack pane.

  2. Use the needed command from the Insert menu to place the BRACES card in the needed position. For more information, see Insert Menu.

  3. Click Braces .

    The BRACES command is added to the Card Stack.

  4. Click to expand the BRACES card and view the properties.

  5. Add values to the BRACES properties.

  6. Click Save to finish.

    The CAESAR II Error Checker automatically checks the model for errors.

If fix is the only parameter defined for Braces, then all degrees of freedom for the brace are fixed.