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Ram Elements - Hot key for Deflection Scale adjustment in deformed shape view

Hi, My suggestion is on the back of posting within the forum https://bentleysystems.service-now.com/community?id=community_question&sys_id=fde7707647004bd8d5d91098c26d4325&anchor=answer_b18d72f247880f10557fd8de536d43d9 My suggestion is to ...
about 1 month ago in RAM Elements Future consideration

Masonry Module Base Reactions

In the Masonry Wall Module, add an option in the diagrams tab for a graph of reactions on the base of each strip of wall segment. I often need to check an existing wall footing under an existing wall with a new opening in the wall. When a new open...
4 months ago in RAM Elements Needs review

Add 'round-trip' functionality for the Concrete Beam and Concrete Column design modules between modules and Elements base model.

The Concrete Beam Design module and the Concrete Column Design modules are not fully integrated with Elements with round-trip functionality. You can export geometry, loads, and selected design parameters from an Elements model to these modules, pe...
5 months ago in RAM Elements Needs review

Add member description to output

For outputs, add the member description, not just the number
7 months ago in RAM Elements Planned

Allow for only (2) stations to be selected for maximum and minimum force envelope

When outputting the 'Force Envelope at Stations' and attempting to select 2 stations, a pop occurs saying that a minimum of 3 stations are required. The ability to show only 0% and 100%, the end reactions would be immensely helpful.
7 months ago in RAM Elements Needs review

Maximum and Minimum

Add the ability to automatically show the maximum and minimum force/moment from a selected group of beams
7 months ago in RAM Elements Needs review

Add a notepad function

A place where users can type in notes. This could be in an extra tab beside the gen/self-weight tab and have similar functionality to the Windows Notepad. This would be especially beneficial for internal use where review comments or reminders coul...
7 months ago in RAM Elements Needs review

Multiply All Loads of Selected Nodes & Members

Often times I create 3D models of similar frames but they have different tributary widths.For our 2D analysis we apply the loads to the nodes and members and not to areas.When we have to transition to 3D models, it would be great to have the abili...
8 months ago in RAM Elements Needs review

Live Load Reduction Factor added to Design Parameters

Create a live load reduction factor in the design parameters for each material type. This way the live load is captured in the analysis and reduced accordingly in the design. This might cause an issue with 2nd order analysis if you don't want all ...
8 months ago in RAM Elements Needs review

Spread Footings with unequal soil

It would be extremely useful to be able to create "regions" on a spread footing design with different soil depths.When designing a spread footing/retaining wall combination, there isn't a good single solution at the moment.It would also be nice to...
8 months ago in RAM Elements Needs review