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Load Case Selection Set Presets In RAM Frame

Please add selection set presets for groups of load cases in the analyze dialogue in RAM Frame. I always have at least groups of load combos for strength and groups for deflection, and sometimes have groups for modal analysis. It would be great to...
over 2 years ago in RAM Structural System 0 Needs review

Ability to cancel report printing in RAMSS

Some reports are long and take a while to load. It would be nice to have the ability to terminate the report loading/printing process.
over 2 years ago in RAM Structural System 0 Needs review

Thru bolt connection - steel to concrete.

RAM connection is not having an option to design the thru bolt connection - baseplate is connected to the concrete with thru bolt. Instead of post anchor and preinstalled anchors, sometimes it is needed to use thru bolt connection. Please find the...
5 months ago in RAM Connection 0 Needs review

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...
9 months ago in RAM Structural System 2 Future consideration

Freeze Beam Size in the Steel Beam Module when "Update Database" is clicked.

Currently, if you select a beam in the Steel Beam Module, select a new size, click Analyze, and then click Update Database, that size is permanently attached to the member (i.e. frozen). However, if you select a beam, click Optimize, and then clic...
5 months ago in RAM Structural System 1 Needs review

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, ...
9 months ago in RAM Concept 0 Future consideration

Unbalanced Snow Loads on Cantilevers

I am wondering if there has been any progress on implementing 50% unbalanced snow loads for cantilevers. In a forum post from 2020, Seth Guthrie said that it was on the backlog ( https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum...
over 1 year ago in RAM Structural System 0 Needs review

Notify User When Anything is Cleared by RAM

When concrete section cuts are deleted by the program due to geometry changes etc, a popup window notifies the user that this has been done. However, in at least one situation I recently discovered, this type of notification isn't present. And tha...
5 months ago in RAM Structural System 1 Future consideration

Select members by line intersect command

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over 1 year ago in RAM Elements 3 Already exists

Effects of Torsional moments on base plate

In the current project I am working on, I need to design steel supports for the pipework. In some cases there are torsional moments and their effects on base plate have to be addressed. At the moment, Base Plate design in RAM Connection does not i...
5 months ago in RAM Connection 0 Needs review