RAM Structural System Ideas

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    RAM Multiple Load Cases/Combinations in Gravity Beams/Columns Module

    There should be options for checking gravity beams/columns for multiple load combinations. Having to select whether snow or live loads are to be used is a bit 1980's era softwaresk. Additionally, it would be beneficial to be allowed to apply wind ...
    Jared Ganstine Ganstine over 3 years ago in  0 Planned

    Develop a procedure for linking RAM SS & RAM Concept models when both steel framing and two-way slabs are on the same level

    There is a pretty nice procedure for importing geometry from RAM SS to RAM Concept for two-way slab design and vise versa to capture the two-way slab properties in RAM SS. But this is really only idealized for when there is only a two-way podium a...
    Guest 4 months ago in  1 Future consideration

    Internalize Floor Vibration Analysis/Design

    Given the apparent impasse on acquiring licenses to FloorVibe, and the number of hurdles in the way of using FloorVibe, it seems that integrating this analysis directly within RAM SS would be beneficial. For a long time this was a selling point of...
    Tim Liebhold 4 months ago in  1 Planned

    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 about 2 years 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 over 3 years ago in  1 Needs review

    Include self-weight of braces

    Include the self-weight of braces in the dead load.
    Guest 5 months ago in  4 Future consideration

    Wind Uplift in RAM Frame

    Add wind uplift load cases to RAM Frame.
    Guest over 3 years ago in  1 Future consideration

    Add tornado wind loads.

    Beginning in ASCE 7-22/IBC 2024, structural designs must consider tornado wind loads for essential facilities. The calculation of these loads and the associated load combinations should be added to RSS.
    Guest 12 months ago in  0 Future consideration

    DataAccess for Nodal Loads

    We need a way to access and edit nodal loads through data access. It is painful having to manually define and assign all the point loads through the modeler elevation view. Could we at least assign them in frame? Instead of assigning point loads t...
    Guest over 1 year ago in  1 Future consideration

    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 over 3 years ago in  1 Needs review