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Allow seismic load in any order

Tank
- STAAD
- New
- 0 Comments
I often create models with multiple support conditions. Because of STAAD's requirements on support degrees of freedom I have to model lift cases first. This means that I cannot model seismic cases first as required if I want to use STAAD's seismic load...
- Tue, Sep 8 2020 5:12 PM
Better control of offsets

Tank
- STAAD
- New
- 0 Comments
Allow offset to be changed in dialog that appears when double-clicking member similar to how Beta angle can be edited. Sometimes I may have over a hundred offset commands. If I need to change the offset of a particular member I have to step through all...
- Wed, Sep 2 2020 10:16 AM
Don't switch views when picking different tab

Tank
- STAAD
- New
- 0 Comments
Often when clicking on a different tab, say going from "Geometry" to "Properties" for example, STAAD will change the view in the graphics window. Please, please, please do not change the view when switching between tabs.
- Wed, Sep 2 2020 9:52 AM
RAM Connection/RAM SS brace angle override

TLiebhold
- RAM
- New
- 0 Comments
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. the...
- Mon, Aug 31 2020 10:21 AM
Thickened foundation in STAAD Foundation

Aaron Lee
- STAAD
- New
- 0 Comments
Can I model thickened footing in STAAD Foundation? I modeled a mat foundation, whose thickness is 2 ft. I need to model several thickened footings which are in the mat foundation already modeled. The thickness of thickened footing is 3.5ft. Please...
- Fri, Aug 28 2020 9:09 PM
RAM Concrete shearwall - Issues with nominal capacity after reinforcement change - RAM SS 17.01.01.05

Isaac Loebsack
- RAM
- New
- 1 Comment
I am encountering an issue where the nominal values and the resulting interaction ratios are suddenly changing within the concrete shearwall design window. To get to where I am having the issues, the model is being built, loaded, and analyzed without...
- Mon, Aug 24 2020 6:13 PM
Provide wind generation on Fireproof Members

Matt Beyer
- STAAD
- New
- 1 Comment
STAAD does not consider the additional width of the fireproofed members; producing underestimated wind generated loads for open structures like piperacks. Please include this feature as this would make several of my colleagues happy.
- Fri, Aug 21 2020 10:39 AM
Add plastic moduli

Tank
- STAAD
- New
- 0 Comments
Please add the plastic moduli when displaying the member properties. This includes in the detailed code check, the property tab when you double-click a member, the PRINT MEMBER PROPERTIES command and the section properties table in the GUI (did I forget...
- Tue, Aug 18 2020 4:25 PM
Interactive Graphical Icon Display of Multiple Support conditions

mark c
- STAAD
- New
- 0 Comments
Hi! On STAADPRO Connect Edition, the graphical display of support icon does not update in corresponding current load condition. It only shows the latest support definition whatever load case is being selected. Although forces and design results are...
- Mon, Aug 17 2020 2:41 AM
Change Polygon Option for Mat Foundations

David Overby
- RAM
- New
- 1 Comment
Please add an option in RAM Modeler > Layout > Foundations > Mat > Geometry to "Change Polygon". Currently, the only option is to "Modify Coordinates". It would be much faster to have a GUI that lets users snap to grid or construction lines rather than...
- Thu, Jul 30 2020 9:51 AM
Output Summed Reactions at Tilt-up Wall Joints

David Overby
- RAM
- New
- 0 Comments
RAM does not currently have a direct way to get the combined reaction from two tilt-up wall panels at a joint with a gap assignment. This makes it labor-intensive to design deep foundation elements such as piers/caissons which are commonly used at tilt...
- Thu, Jul 30 2020 9:44 AM
RAM CONCEPT_EC2 PUNCHING SHEAR DESIGN

Grzegorz Bieniasz
- RAM
- New
- 1 Comment
Hi Does anyone know why RAM Concept has reinforcement ratio limited to 0.1 where in fact by the code /EC2, cl. 6.4.4/ should be 0.02
- Mon, Aug 24 2020 12:15 PM
Curtailment of section in all three axes

Kumar Khanolkar
- STAAD
- New
- 1 Comment
We are using STAAD Pro for optimizing our designs. We deal in steel structures & we need to optimize it by curtailment in all the three axes, presently we can do curtailment in the web depth ( Taper I section). We want to reduce the width of the flanges...
- Tue, Jul 28 2020 10:48 AM
Add HSS8x8x5/8 to Section Wizard

Tank
- STAAD
- New
- 1 Comment
Please add HSS8x8x5/8 to the pull-down list in under Select Profile > ASTM > HSS - Square in Section Wizard.
- Thu, Jul 16 2020 3:05 PM
I section. Tapered versus User Table

Juan
- STAAD
- New
- 1 Comment
I found that when I use USER TABLE with AISC 2010 or 2016 the values of table B4.1b are worng. The limit lambda r for non compact and slender flange is not o.k. Is it possible to review those values for the USER TABLE? Thanks
- Wed, Jul 15 2020 2:52 PM
RAM needs to calculate emodied carbon!

Grace Di Benedetto
- RAM
- New
- 0 Comments
We are increasingly being asked to assess options on the basis of carbon intensity. It would save many engineers lots of time if RAM concept had the capability of calculating embodied carbon. It is a very simple addition - it could be done in much the...
- Tue, Jul 7 2020 6:43 AM
Manage inclined ramps in RSS

Mportillo
- RAM
- New
- 0 Comments
Analyze and design ramps that joins different levels in a structure, as the ones you find in parking structures, for both, concrete and steel.
- Wed, Jul 1 2020 8:59 PM
Add Ability to Split Members in RAM Modeler

TLiebhold
- RAM
- New
- 0 Comments
The ability to split members (beams and walls) in Modeler would be very helpful, rather than delete and reenter
- Wed, Jul 1 2020 3:47 PM
Cancel Last Point

Ryan Beckley
- RAM
- New
- 2 Comments
The ability to cancel last point when drawing an area load, deck assignment or mat foundation like you can in RAM Concept. It's especially frustrating when drawing a mat foundation and you accidentally click the wrong point and have to start over since...
- Tue, Jun 30 2020 11:15 AM
Tapered Sections naming in STAAD.Pro

Saed Al-Halteh
- STAAD
- New
- 2 Comments
I think it is a good idea to allow users to name their Tapered sections as with the prismatic sections or sections created by user table. Because many times user creates many tapered sections in his model, andt when it comes to modifying one of these...
- Mon, Jun 29 2020 9:26 AM
Summary tab for Global Moments within the Plate Center Stress table

Sye
- STAAD
- New
- 2 Comments
The Plate Center Stress table has Global Moments as one of the tabs. However there is no Summary tab corresponding to Global Moments that can enable the user to find out the maximum quickly.
- Thu, Jun 25 2020 4:33 PM
Custom equivalent lateral force procedure and seismic definition/custom model response in Staadpro CE

Jeandre Le Roux
- STAAD
- New
- 1 Comment
I am tasked with designing a steel support structure in Staadpro connect edition. As part of the design, I need to conduct a seismic analysis of the frame. The steel structure is 12 m high and needs to be designed according to the New Zealand seismic...
- Sun, Jun 21 2020 12:14 AM
Flexibility in modifying the tributary height for Wind Load exposure for buildings with varying levels of diaphragms

Nik
- RAM
- New
- 2 Comments
RAM wind load currently gets applied taking the trib height as half the difference between the two levels. It would be tremendously useful if there was an option to modify the trib height, thereby playing with full height or partial height exposure for...
- Fri, Jun 19 2020 9:34 AM
Allow user assigned composite stud quantity

Hunter Butler
- RAM
- Under Review
- 4 Comments
In RAM Modeler and/or RAM Steel Beam provide the ability under Assign to assign composite stud quantity similar to assigning a beam size.
- Tue, Jun 16 2020 3:44 PM
Wind Uplift in RAM Frame

Paul Gearhart
- RAM
- New
- 0 Comments
Add wind uplift load cases to RAM Frame.
- Fri, Jun 12 2020 1:42 PM
OPTION TO ADD CUSTOM OR "OTHER" LOAD CASE FOR GRAVITY LOADS

David Overby
- RAM
- New
- 0 Comments
There is currently no option so specify an "Other" load case when adding gravity loads in Modeler through PropTable - just Dead and Live - even though it is possible to assign a nodal load to an "Other" Load Type when in Modeler elevation view. RAM Frame...
- Wed, Jun 3 2020 11:47 AM
SELECTING AN END POINT FOR BEAM EXTENSION CANTILEVER

Anil Tripathi
- RAM
- New
- 3 Comments
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.
- Tue, Jun 2 2020 5:46 PM
RAM SS- Axial Design Check for Braced Frame/Collector Beams

Jared Ganstine
- RAM
- New
- 0 Comments
Adding an axial design check for beams or collectors to a braced frame lateral frame system. In particularly for rigid diaphragms these forces are not applied to horizontal members and require separate hand checks or analysis in another program. This...
- Tue, Jun 2 2020 4:42 PM
RAM SS-Foundations modeled/adjustments in Foundation Module

Jared Ganstine
- RAM
- New
- 1 Comment
It would be a time saver to not require reanalysis of the building for changing/adding a foundation element or their properties, by allowing modeling to be conducted in the foundation module.
- Tue, Jun 2 2020 4:34 PM
Reports for meshed shear wall reactions

Anthony Hendren
- RAM
- New
- 0 Comments
Currently you can only export the end reactions to a report. It would be beneficial to be able to export the reactions at ever node (specifically to a text file) a long the wall for foundation design.
- Tue, Jun 2 2020 4:22 PM
Apply different % composite rules for different members

Anthony Hendren
- RAM
- New
- 0 Comments
We generally require a different minimum % composite for beams as opposed to girders. It would be beneficial to apply member specific rules, similar to how different deflection criteria is applied.
- Tue, Jun 2 2020 4:18 PM
Generation of Wind Load for non-regular building shapes (e.g., "C", "L", & "U" shaped floor plates)

p bair
- RAM
- New
- 0 Comments
We don't see many rectangular structures these days. Would be great if RAM Frame could generate wind loads for non-regular building shapes (e.g., "C", "L", & "U" shaped floor plates). This would be a time-saver having not to hand calculate and manage...
- Tue, Jun 2 2020 11:43 AM
Account for wall transfer loads on one-way deck

Brian Genduso
- RAM
- New
- 2 Comments
As far as I am aware, RSS does not track the load transfer when a wall is sitting on a one-way deck without a supporting beam or wall directly below. The loads from the wall above the deck is "lost". My firm does a lot of multi-family construction with...
- Tue, Jun 2 2020 9:23 AM
Import DWG drawings to be used as a reference layout in RSS, similar to what you do in Ram Concept.

Mportillo
- RAM
- New
- 1 Comment
When you are defining a floor in RSS, it would be very useful to be able to import drawings in DWG formats to be used as a template or reference file to define the floor data. You can do this in Ram Concept.; why not in RSS?
- Mon, Jun 1 2020 4:09 PM
Fixed End Composite Beam Deflection In RAM Beam

Will Richardson
- RAM
- New
- 0 Comments
It would be very useful to be able to calculate the deflection of fixed-end composite beams in RAM Beam.
- Mon, Jun 1 2020 10:57 AM
Load Case Selection Set Presets In RAM Frame

Will Richardson
- RAM
- New
- 0 Comments
Please add selection set presets for groups of load cases in the analyze dialogue in RAM Frame. I always have at least groups of load combos for strength and groups for deflection, and sometimes have groups for modal analysis. It would be great to not...
- Mon, Jun 1 2020 10:44 AM
Waffle slab in RCDC / Staad Pro

Gustavo Vasconcellos
- STAAD
- New
- 2 Comments
Include the option to model, design and analyse waffle slab in RCDC/Staad Pro
- Fri, May 29 2020 2:08 PM
Waffle slab in RAM Concept

Gustavo Vasconcellos
- RAM
- New
- 0 Comments
Include an easier way to model, design and anaysis waffle slab. Gustavo
- Fri, May 29 2020 2:07 PM
RAM SS-Option to turn off transverse beams bracing the bottom flange of support member

Jared Ganstine
- RAM
- New
- 2 Comments
Similar to RAMS beam, I'd like an option to globally or individually turn off the bottom flange bracing of beams framing into a support member in the Gravity module. This is somewhat taken care of in the lateral frame module, where you can assign unbraced...
- Fri, May 29 2020 12:27 PM
RAM SS- Remove deflection failure report for cambered beams

Jared Ganstine
- RAM
- New
- 3 Comments
When the camber of a beam brings the deflection criteria within parameters, the option to turn off flagging them as failed in report would be greatly appreciated. In a large job with several repetitive floors with cambered beams, there can be hundreds...
- Fri, May 29 2020 12:27 PM
RAM Multiple Load Cases/Combinations in Gravity Beams/Columns Module

Jared Ganstine
- RAM
- New
- 1 Comment
There should be options for checking gravity beams/columns for multiple load combinations. Having to select whether snow or live loads are to be used is a bit 1980's era softwaresk. Additionally, it would be beneficial to be allowed to apply wind uplift...
- Fri, May 29 2020 12:14 PM
Keyboard shortcuts for RAM Modeler similar to CAD

Ryan Beckley
- RAM
- New
- 0 Comments
Provide keyboard shortcuts for RAM Modeler similar to CAD to speed up time it takes to create a model.
- Fri, May 29 2020 8:55 AM
Slave Nodes or Manual Rigid Links in RAM SS

Will Richardson
- RAM
- New
- 0 Comments
When modeling braced frames on structures with sloping roofs, you are forced to model the diaphragm at one level without slope for proper lateral load application; this causes the brace geometry to be wrong. It would be nice to be able to model the proper...
- Fri, May 29 2020 8:06 AM
Zoom With Mouse Scroll in RAM Beam

Will Richardson
- RAM
- New
- 0 Comments
RAM Beam needs to allow zoom with mouse scroll similar to other RAM modules.
- Fri, May 29 2020 7:52 AM
Allow user assigned steel beam camber

Justin Brown
- RAM
- New
- 1 Comment
As part of user assigned beam sizing, occasionally would like to override the default camber value reported.
- Thu, May 28 2020 7:22 PM
Add user design notes to beams or columns

Bob Chilson
- RAM
- New
- 0 Comments
Add the ability for the user to add custom design notes or comments to a beam or column design in Ram Beam or Ram column.
- Thu, May 28 2020 3:44 PM
use ram frame to apply wind loads to non-diaphragm members

John Bentley
- RAM
- New
- 0 Comments
The ability to flag a member as a wind girt so wind loading is applied to the member if a diaphragm is not present.
- Thu, May 28 2020 2:24 PM
Ram Elements NDS Wood Design/Checking

SVGregory
- RAM
- New
- 0 Comments
Currently, the only code available is NDS 2005. Since we have to submit our calculations for review, having the appropriate code check/design standard is important. Currently in Virginia, we are required to use NDS 2015. Some states require NDS 2018...
- Wed, May 27 2020 5:06 PM
Quantities of materials.

Abdulkadir Adamu
- STAAD
- New
- 1 Comment
Quantities of block work, sand, gravel, cement and their cost estimates and price quotes in different currencies with updates for currency exchange.
- Fri, May 15 2020 3:02 PM
Max or Min Envelope for Plate Center Stress (for selected Load case and Load combination)

Cibin Antony
- STAAD
- New
- 0 Comments
There is a real need for users who are working with plate elements. The current interface only allows the user to see the contours for plate center stress for a selected load case or combination. However for design engineer it is important to assess...
- Fri, May 15 2020 8:17 AM