Assigning a natural frequency limits to composite beams (RAM steel)

Hello, 

I have completed a model of an entire floor plate and in RAM Steel. I wish to change the design frequency for the composite beams to 4 Hz in some areas and 6 Hz in others. 

I cannot find any way of achieving this. I have found a way of changing the natural frequency via the "RAM defaults utility-RAM Steel- Effective Length/Frequency BS5950" but this only changes new models and not existing ones. There must be a way of changing the natural frequency requirements within existing models? 

Any help is very much appreciated!

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  • Thanks for your reply, i was designing to Eurocode and when i switched to 5950 it allowed me to input a vibration criteria.

    Is there a way of assigning certain frequency criteria to one area of the floor and different frequencies to other areas?
    How do you go about using Floorvibe is it an additional piece of software? when I attempt to use "floor vibe" I get a prompt "please specify the location of floor vibe.exe programme using the following dialog"
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  • Thanks for your reply, i was designing to Eurocode and when i switched to 5950 it allowed me to input a vibration criteria.

    Is there a way of assigning certain frequency criteria to one area of the floor and different frequencies to other areas?
    How do you go about using Floorvibe is it an additional piece of software? when I attempt to use "floor vibe" I get a prompt "please specify the location of floor vibe.exe programme using the following dialog"
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