You can connect different parts of the columns, anchors and plates to each other. Using RAM Connection from within STAAD.Pro v8i : The documentation from within STAAD.Pro is available under Help Contents as shown below Be aware that this includes the original documentation from STAAD.pro 2006 and some things have been improved or streamlined since then. Bentley RAM Connection is a powerful product for designing various connections in steel structures. This software allows you to connect different parts of the steel structures in different ways by assuming the responsibility of performing all kinds of mathematical and analytical calculations. All connections are shown in 3D.