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Allow Pseudo-Diaphragm Loads to be applied to beam-only frame lines

Currently RAM Frame only applies pseudo-diaphragm loads to beam/column frame lines that include columns and the loads are subdivided based on the column tributary areas, not the beams. However, in many cases, collectors need to be detailed for var...
3 days ago in RAM Structural System 0 Needs review

Introduce staged PT stressing functionality to RAM Concept

It will be helpful for RAM Concept to allow the engineer to specify at what stage the PT slab or beam will be stressed, in a similar mechanism to what RAPT allows. It would also be helpful for RAM Concept to warn the user when Clause 8.1.6.2 is no...
about 2 months ago in RAM Concept 1 Future consideration

Allow the User to specify which items fall on which layers when exporting to .dwg

Please develop a system that allows the user to specify different layers for different objects being exported to CAD. As is, most objects come in on different layers, but all reinforcing is on a single layer, all tendon info is on a single layer, ...
11 days ago in RAM Concept 0 Needs review

Bring RAM SS into the 21st century

It's now 2024, many if not all of the requests in this forum have been open requests for YEARS and in some cases over a DECADE. Why is this program not being updated other than for new code requirements? Wind uplift still has not been implemented ...
3 months ago in RAM Structural System 0 Needs review

Steel Member Web Openings

The ability to add steel beam web openings would be very helpful. SBeam is the only way to do that now, but it requires pulling loads out of Elements, instead of being integrated into the main program or even the steel beam module.
3 months ago in RAM Elements 0 Needs review

Add NDS Design for SCL Members

Currently, the program seems to only design per NDS provisions for solid-sawn lumber and glulam. It would be beneficial to add the ability to analyze and design LVL, PSL, and other structural composite lumber types. The provisions are very similar...
about 2 months ago in RAM Elements 2 Needs review

Zoom With Mouse Scroll in RAM Beam

RAM Beam needs to allow zoom with mouse scroll similar to other RAM modules.
over 1 year ago in RAM Structural System 2 Future consideration

Allow user assigned steel beam camber

As part of user assigned beam sizing, occasionally would like to override the default camber value reported.
over 1 year ago in RAM Structural System 0 Needs review

RAM SS- Axial Design Check for Braced Frame/Collector Beams

Adding an axial design check for beams or collectors to a braced frame lateral frame system. In particularly for rigid diaphragms these forces are not applied to horizontal members and require separate hand checks or analysis in another program. T...
over 1 year ago in RAM Structural System 0 Needs review

Keyboard shortcuts for RAM Modeler similar to CAD

Provide keyboard shortcuts for RAM Modeler similar to CAD to speed up time it takes to create a model.
over 1 year ago in RAM Structural System 1 Needs review