Bracing Members

A bracing member in this context is a member that is in an area loaded panel but is not directly loaded itself by the panel loading. As the name suggests this could be a diagonal bracing member in a roof (or in a wall in the case of wind loading) that is indirectly loaded due to the movement of the frame. It is best to identify these members before applying area or wind loading so that no panel loading is applied to them.

Go into Loads > Floor and Roof Panels - Area Loading and Construction (Pro) > Bracing Members (members not in panels). Select the members that are to be designated as bracing members.

This attribute can also be changed in the Member Property Editor.