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...

Please, add an option to select members by section type or material.

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...

We are increasingly being asked to assess options on the basis of carbon intensity. It would save many engineers lots of time if RAM SS & RAM Concept had the capability of calculating embodied carbon. It is a very simple addition - it could be...

The ability to cancel last point when drawing an area load, deck assignment or mat foundation like you can in RAM Concept. It's especially frustrating when drawing a mat foundation and you accidentally click the wrong point and have to start over ...

allow for snow and roof live loads in the same model more intuitiveness in the software to resolve small dimensional differences remove modules and allow layout and analysis to be performed in the same space create a better GUI interface for addin...

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...

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...

There doesn't seem to be a way (at least not obvious) to add custom shapes and materials in the STAAD built-in Ram Connection. So if you have a custom connection like this then you must use the stand-alone. This is frustrating when you are using s...