It seems very dangerous that RAM will allow you to put loads in for a connection that the program will ignore for design. The ability to put the loads in should be restricted or a warning should be added if RAM ignores loads.
Some joints can support multiple connection types. Besides, depending on the selected design code, some connection may support a different set of design actions. Because of this, there are cases where certain loads entered at the joint level are not applicable to the selected connection and are therefore not considered during design.
We understand that this can be confusing. To address it, we are improving the Joint dialog to clearly indicate which load components are supported for the different connections. In addition, we plan to extend this by adding warnings whenever loads have been entered that will be ignored in some connections, so users are explicitly informed.
Hello,
Some joints can support multiple connection types. Besides, depending on the selected design code, some connection may support a different set of design actions. Because of this, there are cases where certain loads entered at the joint level are not applicable to the selected connection and are therefore not considered during design.
We understand that this can be confusing. To address it, we are improving the Joint dialog to clearly indicate which load components are supported for the different connections. In addition, we plan to extend this by adding warnings whenever loads have been entered that will be ignored in some connections, so users are explicitly informed.