Modelling Slabs and beams in SAP2000 2

The answer to your question is in your question #2. Yes, you can assign insertion point to your frames to account for this offset distance. That's probably the best, fastest way.

Alternatively if you don't use the template, you can draw your frames offset from the slab and connect them using joint constraints, which will also account for the moment differentials which result from those offset distances.

thank you !

Hi,
Another question about the slab-beam connections.
I looked up the reference manual and it says- "The body constraint can be used to connect frame elements that are acting as eccentric stiffeners to shell elements"
1)How is it different from the joint constraint?
2)Can the edge constraint be used in this case?
Thank you

Please understand that SAP uses the insertion point frame assignment to internally create joint constraints based on type of insertion point assignment and section sizes

1) The body constraint is a type of joint constraint, probably the most commonly used type, as you can connect joints in any or all DOF

2) The edge constraint is something different. It acts only to "zip together" mismatched meshes of adjacent elements. In other words, adjacent elements where not all joints match together perfectly