Form: Assign Column End Releases
Use the Assign menu > Column/Brace Data > End Releases command to assign end releases to a selected column/brace object.
Select one or more column/brace objects extending above or below the datum plane (not beams) and click the Assign menu > Column/Brace Data > End Releases command to access the Assign Column End Releases form.
Check the Torsion and/or Moment 22 and/or Moment 33 check boxes to release the ends of the selected beams at either the Start(I) or End(J) locations.
Note: To prevent instability in the model, torsion may be released at one end only. Checking the No Releases check box removes all releases from the selected column/brace objects.
Note: Start(I) and End(J) points may be identified by right clicking on a column/brace object and selecting the Geometry tab on the {Type Line} Object Information form. In general, the Start(I) point is the end point with the lowest Z elevation.