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STAAD Commands and Input Instructions
Section 5
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wp in the diagram refers to the location of the centroid of the
starting or ending point of the member.
LOCAL is an optional parameter, if not entered then f
1
, f
2
, f
3
are
assumed to be in global. LOCAL means that the distances
f
1
, f
2
,
f
3
are in the same member coordinate system that would result if
the member were not offset and BETA = 0.0.
Example
MEMBER OFFSET
1 START 7.0
1 END -6.0 0.0
2 END -6.0 -9.0
Notes
1) If a MEMBER LOAD (see MEMBER LOAD specification) is
applied on a member for which MEMBER OFFSETS have
been specified, the location of the load is measured not from
the coordinates of the starting joint. Instead, it is measured
from the offset location of the starting joint.
2) START and END is based on the user's specification of
MEMBER INCIDENCE for the particular member.