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Triangular area load on shell elements and stiffness reduction.

There is no feature to apply triangular soil pressure or snow drift on shell elements that exist in other programs. I like this feature to be added to RAM Elements. Also, please add a feature to reduce in plane and out of plate stiffness of shell ...
almost 3 years ago in RAM Elements 0 Needs review

Trim flange widths for beam to column-web (BCW) connections to create added connection strength.

Problem: Beam to column-web connections (BCW) create dimensional conflicts between beam flange width, and the space between column flanges. This often occurs when the bolt lines project and beam flange lines project inside of the web space and wit...
over 1 year ago in RAM Connection 2 Needs review

Allow Parallel flange members to be used as columns across all types of connections.

Please consider allowing the use of Parallel flange members as columns in column-column and column-beam connections.
over 1 year ago in RAM Connection 2 Needs review

Concrete Column view/update options

Within the concrete column view update, the following improvements to be implemented - Display the story name (i.e. PH Roof) instead of just story number, including the size. The ability to change the size and even define new sizes (e.g. 18x36, 18...
about 2 years ago in RAM Structural System 0 Needs review

Provide means for seeing detailed calculations when summary calculations are not sufficient for circumstances

Many times during troubleshooting operations it would be extremely helpful in being able to see how Elements is calculating stress, etc. It would be a great enhancement to have the option to view and print the detailed calculations rather than jus...
about 2 years ago in RAM Elements 2 Needs review

Ability to Save Custom Shapes to File

It would be great to have the ability to save shapes to the file instead of locally. It can be difficult to keep track of custom shapes used on past projects.
9 months ago in RAM Elements 2 Needs review

Slab Penetration Layout - Adjustable View Box

In RAM Modeler, the Layout>Slab>Slab Penetration Layout dialog box is not adjustable - it would be beneficial to be able to make this view different sizes when you work on a project with a large amount of slab penetrations. For example the a...
about 3 years ago in RAM Structural System 0 Needs review

Back-to-back channel splice connection

Double back-to-back channels are typical for design of walers. Adding double channel section for beam splice connection with end plates would allow for this type of connection to be modeled.
10 months ago in RAM Connection 0 Needs review

Additional customisation for Shear Lug provision in Baseplate - As per CSA S16

Currently the customisation option available for Shear lug provision for Baseplate design as per CSA S16 is very limited. We can currently only give one lug (Rectangular shape) in both the directions. We would like to have customisation options wh...
over 2 years ago in RAM Connection 1 Needs review

steel column base joint design

Currently, there are relatively few stiffening rib arrangements that can be selected in RAM. There is currently no way to customize the arrangement of stiffening ribs in the software. This brings inconvenience to project execution. It is hoped tha...
10 months ago in RAM Connection 1 Needs review