RAM Structural System Ideas

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    Wheel zoom should zoom into the spot that the cursor is at on the screen.

    When using the mouse wheel to zoom in or out, the screen should zoom in where the cursor is. RAM is the only software I have ever used that zooms in and out to a random, arbitrary, undefined point and it is very difficult to zoom in close to objec...
    Guest about 3 years ago in  5 Future consideration

    Concrete Column view/update options

    Within the concrete column view update, the following improvements to be implemented - Display the story name (i.e. PH Roof) instead of just story number, including the size. The ability to change the size and even define new sizes (e.g. 18x36, 18...
    Guest over 2 years ago in  0 Needs review

    Allow Pseudo-Diaphragm Loads to be applied to beam-only frame lines

    Currently RAM Frame only applies pseudo-diaphragm loads to beam/column frame lines that include columns and the loads are subdivided based on the column tributary areas, not the beams. However, in many cases, collectors need to be detailed for var...
    Joshua Few over 1 year ago in  2 Future consideration

    Option to see the gobal deflections in beams

    This could be a little complicated but would be extremely useful in cases where we have multiple transfers and we need to make sure the members have desirable global deflections in addition to local.
    Anil Tripathi over 3 years ago in  2 Future consideration

    Slab Penetration Layout - Adjustable View Box

    In RAM Modeler, the Layout>Slab>Slab Penetration Layout dialog box is not adjustable - it would be beneficial to be able to make this view different sizes when you work on a project with a large amount of slab penetrations. For example the a...
    Hunter Butler over 3 years ago in  0 Needs review

    SELECTING AN END POINT FOR BEAM EXTENSION CANTILEVER

    There is only an option of inserting cantilever length or provide X or Y intercept for beam extension. It would be useful to have an option of selecting an end point like stubs.
    Anil Tripathi over 3 years ago in  2 Will not implement

    RAM Structural System - Ability to apply RAM Concept custom template to Concept module in RSS

    When using the RAM Concept module within RAM Structural System, the program forces you to use the default layers and settings in RAM Concept. However, if you have a heavily customized template for Concept, there's no way to apply it to the level e...
    Sean Smith over 3 years ago in  0 Planned

    Ability to open multiple RAM SS at same time

    I can open RAM concept multiple files and compare the results. However, I belive RAM SS has no such capabilties. Sometimes I like to open two different models at the same time to compare the results.
    Guest almost 3 years ago in  1 Will not implement

    Only show column size tag once if column is continuous floor-to-floor.

    In SColumn 3D view, viewing the column sizes shows labels at each floor. The labels often overlap (especially at HSS columns) and it is difficult to see. Recommend only showing the size tag once if the column is not spliced. Other parameters (Lb, ...
    Guest about 2 years ago in  0 Needs review

    Assign HSS Column Series

    In the Column module, you should be able to assign HSS Column series to be checked (such as HSS5X5, HSS6x6, HSS7x7) similar to how you can assign a specific Wx column series to be checked.
    Guest about 2 years ago in  1 Already exists