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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In Ram columns, Be able to change shear links spacings

In Ram concrete columns, there is often an error in the design of the columns which is due to the spacing of shear links whereas it is impossible to change the spacing manually, thus making all the columns design failing due to a shear links spaci...
Guest 7 days ago in  0 Needs review

Apply wind loads tributary to "ground"

Wind loads tributary to "ground" are not applied even if there are stories below ground. Please add an option to allow the user to apply these currently neglected loads to the structure.
Guest 25 days ago in  0 Needs review

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 3 years ago in  0 Needs review

RAM SS- Axial Design Check for Braced Frame/Collector Beams

Adding an axial design check for beams or collectors to a braced frame lateral frame system. In particularly for rigid diaphragms these forces are not applied to horizontal members and require separate hand checks or analysis in another program. T...
Jared Ganstine Ganstine about 3 years ago in  0 Needs review

Bring RAM SS into the 21st century

It's now 2024, many if not all of the requests in this forum have been open requests for YEARS and in some cases over a DECADE. Why is this program not being updated other than for new code requirements? Wind uplift still has not been implemented ...
Joshua Few over 1 year ago in  2 Needs review

Keyboard shortcuts for RAM Modeler similar to CAD

Provide keyboard shortcuts for RAM Modeler similar to CAD to speed up time it takes to create a model.
Guest about 3 years ago in  1 Needs review

Update AS3600 to latest version (2018) in Ram Concrete Module

Update AS3600 to latest version (2018) in Ram Concrete Module for concrete beam, column & wall design
Guest 5 months ago in  0 Needs review

Update AS1170.4 to latest version (2024) in Ram Structural Systems

Update AS1170.4 to latest version (2024) in Ram Structural Systems
Guest 5 months ago in  0 Needs review

Import DWG drawings to be used as a reference layout in RSS, similar to what you do in Ram Concept.

When you are defining a floor in RSS, it would be very useful to be able to import drawings in DWG formats to be used as a template or reference file to define the floor data. You can do this in Ram Concept.; why not in RSS?
M Portillo about 3 years ago in  1 Needs review

Generation of Wind Load for non-regular building shapes (e.g., C, L, and U shaped floor plates)

We don't see many rectangular structures these days. Would be great if RAM Frame could generate wind loads for non-regular building shapes (e.g., "C", "L", & "U" shaped floor plates). This would be a time-saver having not to hand calculate and...
Guest about 3 years ago in  1 Needs review