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Option to see the gobal deflections in beams

This could be a little complicated but would be extremely useful in cases where we have multiple transfers and we need to make sure the members have desirable global deflections in addition to local.
almost 3 years ago in RAM Structural System 2 Future consideration

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...
9 months ago in RAM Structural System 1 Future consideration

Applying lateral line loads over a beams or columns under Wind load case

Applying lateral line loads over beams or columns under Wind load case. Can we apply line loads over beams or columns under the Wind load case? Attached snip for ref. Since grid A is the outer face of the building we have a roof canopy beyond grid...
almost 2 years ago in RAM Structural System 1 Future consideration

Sort/Multi Select Load Cases for Analysis in RAM Frame

Enable Sorting and Multi Selection in the RAM Frame Load Case analyze dialogue. We frequently have to run multiple rounds of testing or when doing AISC Direct Analysis Validation create multiple types of wind and seismic loads. Having to scroll th...
almost 3 years ago in RAM Structural System 2 Future consideration

Sort Concrete Beam Section Property Data in RAM Modeler

Please add the ability to sort both the section property catalogue and the assign sizes dialogue in RAM Modeler for more efficient workflow. On concrete buildings, as the design and detailing progresses, we get quite a list of concrete beam size...
almost 3 years ago in RAM Structural System 0 Future consideration

RAM Frame - Find by element and graphically display shell element numbers & mesh warnings

Whenever RAM Frame gives a warning about distorted shell elements, the report log provides a list of the affected elements and their coordinates. However, the only way to identify these elements graphically is to move the cursor to the coordinates...
over 2 years ago in RAM Structural System 1 Future consideration

RAM Structural System - Ability to sort and filter fields in the property tables and assignment dialog boxes

When adding, updating, and assigning custom member sections, deck sizes, and loads in RAM SS, it can become cumbersome searching through the properties tables for the correct table entry since they are organized by the order in which they are adde...
over 2 years ago in RAM Structural System 2 Future consideration

Option to define beam unbraced length

Add the ability to explicitly define the flange bracing points or unbraced length for beam top and bottom flanges. Currently the program options are limited to only specify whether or not the deck provides flange bracing, but for structures withou...
about 2 years ago in RAM Structural System 1 Future consideration

Option to change the rounding off in the reports

All the reports given by RAM have values that have many decimal places. Anything more than 3 digits after decimal places is not usually significant in the results.
almost 3 years ago in RAM Structural System 2 Future consideration