Can I assign different rigidities to full-height sheathing segments on the same shearline?
Not exactly, but you can simulate this condition. In the Shearwall Limitations input field under Settings/Design, enter a small value such as “0.05”. Create new shearwalls for each full-height segment, and offset the shearwalls a small amount such as “0.1”. You may have to set the grid increment in Settings/View to this value first. You may now apply different rigidities to each segment, as they are on different shearlines. Please note that you must first make sure that Manual Input is set as the Relative Rigidity method in Design Settings. You may follow these steps to assign different rigidities on a shearline: Apply desired loads and run the design to start with the rigidities that the software assigns to each wall segment. Slightly move the wall segment that should have a different rigidity assigned to it as described above. Click Settings/Design, and select Manual Input of relative rigidity from the Rigid Diaphragm Analysis section. Click the Show button and select Rigid from the
