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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    Allow for user input of base plate dimensions.

    It would be very useful to be able to input width and/or length of base plate dimensions. If width is input, length would be optimized or if length is input, width would be optimized, or if both dimensions were input it would do code checks based ...
    Guest over 3 years ago in  0 Needs review

    RAM SS - Frame Module - Massing of elments

    Add a feature to allow the mass from elements to be associated with other multiple diaphragms on the same level.
    Guest over 3 years ago in  0 Needs review

    Curved beam or curved slab edge

    Most building structures has curve edge of curved beam. Please add a feature to model curved beam or slab edge. Also, design of curved members specially using concrete and steel material.
    Guest almost 4 years ago in  1 Will not implement

    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...
    Sean Smith about 4 years ago in  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...
    Sean Smith about 4 years ago in  2 Future consideration

    Run code check once for both reports and screen display

    In RAM Frame Steel Standard Provisions, if I want a code check report and interaction colors on the screen, I have to run the code check twice. I would like to be able to generate the report and activate view/update with interaction colors with a ...
    Guest about 2 years ago in  1 Future consideration

    RAM Concept - Define a default template and save other default settings

    When creating a new model in RAM Concept, it would be useful to have the ability to specify a default template file that all new models are built off of. This would make it easier for users within an organization to follow the same standards when ...
    Sean Smith over 4 years ago in  0 Needs review

    OPTION TO ADD CUSTOM OR "OTHER" LOAD CASE FOR GRAVITY LOADS

    There is currently no option so specify an "Other" load case when adding gravity loads in Modeler through PropTable - just Dead and Live - even though it is possible to assign a nodal load to an "Other" Load Type when in Modeler elevation view. RA...
    Guest over 4 years ago in  0 Needs review

    Allow Ram Beam and Column module to report / show reactions and base plates for frame beams and columns

    Allow the user an option for the beam and column module to show end reactions of frame beams and include frame columns in base plate design / summary. Even if with a warning. In many cases I need to define a member as a frame member because it is ...
    Bob Chilson over 4 years ago in  0 Needs review

    Ability to delete brace in 3D and with change of Frame beam to gravity beam

    The lateral braces in RAM currently can only be deleted by going to the elevation view of the lateral frame beam. This is a tedious task, if you are modifying the locations of multiple braces. It would be tremendously useful if the braces can be d...
    Guest over 4 years ago in  0 Needs review