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Add member description to output

For outputs, add the member description, not just the number
6 days ago in RAM Elements 0 Planned

Allow for only (2) stations to be selected for maximum and minimum force envelope

When outputting the 'Force Envelope at Stations' and attempting to select 2 stations, a pop occurs saying that a minimum of 3 stations are required. The ability to show only 0% and 100%, the end reactions would be immensely helpful.
6 days ago in RAM Elements 0 Needs review

Maximum and Minimum

Add the ability to automatically show the maximum and minimum force/moment from a selected group of beams
6 days ago in RAM Elements 2 Needs review

Add a notepad function

A place where users can type in notes. This could be in an extra tab beside the gen/self-weight tab and have similar functionality to the Windows Notepad. This would be especially beneficial for internal use where review comments or reminders coul...
15 days ago in RAM Elements 1 Needs review

Live Load Reduction Factor added to Design Parameters

Create a live load reduction factor in the design parameters for each material type. This way the live load is captured in the analysis and reduced accordingly in the design. This might cause an issue with 2nd order analysis if you don't want all ...
about 2 months ago in RAM Elements 1 Needs review

Include equations and references for demands/capacities for things like sliding resistance, etc, in Ram Elements footing module, similar to Ram Connection.

It would be very appropriate to include equations for demand/capacities in the report for things like sliding resistance, moment, shear, etc. For example, for sliding resistance, the passive equation, the cohesion equation, and the coefficient of ...
7 months ago in RAM Elements 0 Needs review

Set Deflection Limits for Members

I know you can view deflections and node displacements, but I think it would be helpful to be able to specify limits and have the program display (in the member status) if any member exceeds the set deflection, or displacement limit assigned to th...
3 months ago in RAM Elements 0 Needs review

SJI Design Code or Custom Design Codes

Currently, RAM can design "Joists" but doesn't specifically design the members of the joist. As a joist designer, we would love to be able to design the sections of a joist per SJI (Double angles, webs, etc) This can be implemented by Bentley, or ...
3 months ago in RAM Elements 0 Needs review

Multiply All Loads of Selected Nodes & Members

Often times I create 3D models of similar frames but they have different tributary widths.For our 2D analysis we apply the loads to the nodes and members and not to areas.When we have to transition to 3D models, it would be great to have the abili...
about 1 month ago in RAM Elements 0 Needs review

Steel frame vibration check based on finite element analysis

RAM Steel does the vibration check based on FloorVibe. However, with complex geometry finite element basis on design guide 11 is required to check vibrations. Other programs like ETABS, Robot Autodesk or Tekla does these calculations. Please have...
9 months ago in RAM Elements 0 Needs review