Hello, I am wondering what options exist in the RAM Modeler to define node (connection) coordinates, and possibly even element (beam and columns) connectivity, using an external file such as a CSV or an Excel spreadsheet. For example, is there a way I could write a spread sheet that contains x,y,z data for all of the nodes in my model, and have RAM read that file and set up the mesh? If so, what other types of info could RAM read from an external file? Story heights? Beam/Column properties?
Nothing against the RAM UI, I just find it easier to manage my data in free and tabulated sort of fashion.
You can't generate a node matrix externally with RAM SS, because the finite element model is always generated based on the physical model. You can use Ram DataAccess to create a model (beams, columns, walls, grids) however. See: https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/4418/what-is-ram-dataaccess-tn
Ram Elements or STAAD would allow nodes to be imported more directly.
Thank you, sir!