Our philosophy is that the lateral, frame beams can only be properly designed in Ram Frame - Steel mode where all the load cases are combined and model indeterminacy is considered. We allow the user to view a gravity-only preliminary composite design…

There is nothing quite like that in RAM SS, but there are some features that you might use and some cautions. First off, in the Ram Frame analysis, composite action is not considered. The stiffness of the beam is just based on the bare steel beam. See…