End Plate Connections for Curved Beams in ProtaSteel 2025

ProtaSteel is a powerful tool accelerating steel detailing process significantly. With its advanced capabilities, you can create and design steel connections easily. You can either utilize the IntelliConnect tool and have the connections designed in a couple minutes, or you can create user-defined connections utilizing a user-friendly interface. Plus, ProtaSteel allows you to generate fabrication drawings effortlessly and customize them.

In this video, in addition to a step-by-step tutorial on how to design an end plate connection for curved beam, you will also find some tips & tricks including how to filter the view, how to perform cut operations and how to manage properties of each member of a connection (bolts, plates, etc.).

You can explore all the new capabilities introduced in the ProtaStructure Suite 2025 in the New Features document.

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