RAM Structural System Ideas

Welcome to the RAM Structural System Ideas portal. The purpose of this site is to post ideas for enhancements and new features. We value your feedback and our team regularly reviews your suggestions for consideration in future releases.

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    Add rotational springs to wall foundations

    Please add a rotational spring to the wall base, similar to the options available for columns. Currently, it is either pinned or fixed, but we would like to approximate the rotational stiffness provided by a propped cantilever retaining wall.
    Guest about 7 hours ago in  0 Needs review

    Introduce moments into the design of Columns from rigid links created through beam offsets

    I recently ran into an issue where when creating a beam offset, the eccentricity from that offset induces a moment into the rigid link end but it does not induce the moment into the column for column design. A Ram help ticket (case CS0789971) revi...
    Guest 3 days ago in  0 Needs review

    Add point and line snow load options

    Now that V26 of RAM SS can do snow loads and roof live loads concurrently, it makes sense to have the option to add a snow load component to a point load or line load, rather than limiting it to just Roof live. (which we all probably conservativel...
    Logan Ward 15 days ago in  2 Future consideration

    Show lateral beam studs when exporting DXF

    When created a floor framing DXF, only gravity beams show studs. Please include the stud count on lateral beams as well.
    Guest 29 days ago in  0 Needs review

    Move application of lateral nodal loads to RAM Frame

    The lateral nodal loads aren't used until RAM Frame, so why should I have to go through RAM Steel Beam and Column checks every time I change one? These should be able to be applied and modified in the RAM Frame module. This would also help deletin...
    Guest 2 months ago in  1 Future consideration

    Correct Roof Live Load vs Snow Load Combinations for joist design

    From the RAM Manager, the Criteria > Member Loads dialog has a section labeled "Snow vs Roof Live Load" and says "From version 2026, both roof and snow loads are considered." In ASCE 7-16 and 7-22 section 2.2 "Symbols", and IBC 2021 section 160...
    Guest 25 days ago in  1 Planned

    Merge user wind cases RAM generated wind cases

    Often, roofs are more complex than flat, full-plate diaphragms with uniform parapet heights on all sides. When a single parapet height assignment in RAM Frame isn't accurate enough, the user needs to define additional wind loads. I would like to m...
    Guest about 2 months ago in  0 Needs review

    Zoom With Mouse Scroll in RAM Beam

    RAM Beam needs to allow zoom with mouse scroll similar to other RAM modules.
    Guest about 4 years ago in  3 Future consideration

    Allow user assigned steel beam camber

    As part of user assigned beam sizing, occasionally would like to override the default camber value reported.
    Guest about 4 years ago in  0 Needs review

    Save diaphragm section cuts

    In frame, allow defined section cuts for diaphragms to be saved rather than redrawn every time.
    Guest 2 months ago in  1 Planned