1. The continuous beam module is best used as a stand alone module for design of gravity beams. As noted, it does not support load cases other than dead load and live load. It also does not support some loads, like moments and out-of-plane loading. Beams with lateral load cases or with loads not supported by the module should be designed in the main program without sending them into the module.
2. Regretfully, there is only a one-time transfer of data between the main program and the concrete beam module. Once the information is sent into the module, the link to the main program is severed and the file becomes a separate .rcb file. If changes are made to loads in the main program, the model will need to be reanalyzed and redesigned and passed into the concrete beam module. Once in the concrete beam module, then beam will need to be redesigned. Possible workarounds include copying and pasting the detailing information from the old .rcb file into the new .rcb file or copying and pasting the new load information from the new .rcb file into the old.
Karl Gullerud