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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 about 1 year ago in  1 Will not implement

Sort/Multi Select Load Cases for Analysis in RAM Frame

Enable Sorting and Multi Selection in the RAM Frame Load Case analyze dialogue. We frequently have to run multiple rounds of testing or when doing AISC Direct Analysis Validation create multiple types of wind and seismic loads. Having to scroll th...
Tim Liebhold about 3 years ago in  2 Future consideration

Sort Concrete Beam Section Property Data in RAM Modeler

Please add the ability to sort both the section property catalogue and the assign sizes dialogue in RAM Modeler for more efficient workflow. On concrete buildings, as the design and detailing progresses, we get quite a list of concrete beam size...
Tim Liebhold about 3 years ago in  0 Future consideration

RAMSS - Specify Joist Self Weights

Joist self weights are not included in the analysis by default due to varying manufacturer SWs, but you could allow us to specify a self weight in the beam module under the criteria/joists menu.
Guest about 3 years ago in  0 Needs review

RAM Connection/RAM SS brace angle override

It would be nice if the integrated RAM Connection would allow a permanent override of brace angle on CBB and CVR connections. RAM SS designs to an analytical line at the top of the beams, and we design braced frame connections to the centerline. t...
Tim Liebhold about 3 years ago in  0 Needs review

Continuous Footing - Option to not consider perpendicular footings

Provide an option so that perpendicular footing loads are not applied to the continuous footing. I'm not sure I understand why the program does this in the first place. It seems like you are accounting for the load twice under the current rules.
Guest about 3 years ago in  0 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 about 1 year ago in  1 Future consideration

RAM SS - All Modules

Add the Modeler Features "Set Show Options" and "Measure Distance" tools to all of the the other RAM SS Modules.
Guest about 2 years ago in  0 Needs review

RAM Concrete Beam Module - Copy Reinforcing

Provide a command to copy beam span reinforcing for beam span to adjacent Beam Line similar to the "Copy beam line to beam line." This is a "time saving" feature. This feature would need to "overlook" beam lentgh differeces.
Guest about 2 years ago in  0 Needs review

RAM Concrete Beam Module - Effective Depth d for different Beam Directions

It is common to set the primary steel effective depth "d" at one depth for all beams in one direction (ie, North / South). The used a different effective "d2" depth for the transverse beams reinforcing steel (ie, East / West) to pass below. This c...
Guest about 2 years ago in  0 Needs review