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  1. GJoeRMK

    Does anyone know why etabs asign masses to "Base" (I assume is the nodes in the foundation

    Hello Josh, Yes, I activated self weight on section definition and that goes to my load dead case which has the self weight multiplier set to 1, my model has frames and shell elements (walls), so I guess part of that goes to the joints in the foundation. Thanks for your recommendation
  2. GJoeRMK

    Does anyone know why etabs asign masses to "Base" (I assume is the nodes in the foundation

    Hello everyone: I am having issues at understand why Etabs is assining masses in reaction nodes, it doesnt make any sense, I lumped masses at story levels, but Etabs doing at base level (reactions) is just wonkers. Any way to undo that behavior...

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