RAM Structural System Ideas

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Freeze Beam Size in the Steel Beam Module when "Update Database" is clicked.

Currently, if you select a beam in the Steel Beam Module, select a new size, click Analyze, and then click Update Database, that size is permanently attached to the member (i.e. frozen). However, if you select a beam, click Optimize, and then clic...
Guest 3 months ago in  1 Needs review

Notify User When Anything is Cleared by RAM

When concrete section cuts are deleted by the program due to geometry changes etc, a popup window notifies the user that this has been done. However, in at least one situation I recently discovered, this type of notification isn't present. And tha...
Guest 3 months ago in  1 Future consideration

RAM SS- Remove deflection failure report for cambered beams

When the camber of a beam brings the deflection criteria within parameters, the option to turn off flagging them as failed in report would be greatly appreciated. In a large job with several repetitive floors with cambered beams, there can be hun...
Jared Ganstine Ganstine over 2 years ago in  1 Already exists

Apply different % composite rules for different members

We generally require a different minimum % composite for beams as opposed to girders. It would be beneficial to apply member specific rules, similar to how different deflection criteria is applied.
Guest over 2 years ago in  0 Needs review

Allow Match Properties (Paint Brush)

Allow match properties in the RAM Modeler. For example, if I have a bunch of concrete walls and I want them to have the same material properties as an existing wall in my model, I'd like a way to match the properties to the existing wall.
Guest 12 months ago in  0 Future consideration

Fixed End Composite Beam Deflection In RAM Beam

It would be very useful to be able to calculate the deflection of fixed-end composite beams in RAM Beam.
Guest over 2 years ago in  0 Needs review

Change Polygon Option for Mat Foundations

Please add an option in RAM Modeler > Layout > Foundations > Mat > Geometry to "Change Polygon". Currently, the only option is to "Modify Coordinates". It would be much faster to have a GUI that lets users snap to grid or construction ...
Guest over 2 years ago in  0 Needs review

RAM SS Reports

Add a feature to allow for varying report detail levels. Short, medium, and long very detailed reports.
Guest over 1 year ago in  0 Needs review

RAM SS - Foundation Module - Add Copy Footing

Add Copy footing from one location to adjacent footing so that footing have the same geomerty and reinforcing.
Guest over 1 year ago in  0 Future consideration

Concrete Column Slenderness Check to ACI 318

When the bottom of the Column is a foundation and user elects to use Col forces from RAM Concept whereby no Concept forces/moments and therefore RSS will use RAM Conc Analysis(for Col bottom forces and those moments are always negative), for a lac...
Guest 10 months ago in  0 Needs review