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  • *** ERROR *** ABOVE COMMAND IS NOT RECOGNIZED. LINE IGNORED. anyone plz help me

    *** ERROR *** ABOVE COMMAND IS NOT RECOGNIZED. LINE IGNORED. i cant understand
  • Not a valid "Column base (CB)" joint

    I am attempting to assign and design gusset plate connections using Ram connection using data from a RSS model. When trying to assign a connection detail to a joint the error The joint composed by node "171" and members "120, 886" is not valid "Column…
  • Design of Solid slab (Conventional slabs)

    Hello Everyone For a while, I was using an Advanced Concrete Design (RCDC) for the design of a solid slab. Today I tried to learn the RAM concept for the slab designs but I saw a design of strips that had never seen before (When I was using RCDC and…
  • Dummy beam

    Hello Everyone. I create a dummy beam with density=0 and E=0 (Figure.1) then I assign the beam (Figure.2) then Staad Error occurs( ***ERROR*** MATERIAL NAME MUST NOT CONTAIN ANY BLANK SPACE )(Figure.3), What is the solution?
  • How to create a cantilever slab by using the Physical modeler?

    How to create a cantilever slab without beams in the Physical modeler in STAAD connect edition?
  • How to model sloping parapet walls in RAM Structural System

    Hello, I have a one-story building with sloping parapets on the exterior walls and flat parapets on an interior portion (see white colored parapets in image below). Currently, my model has the floor and the roof, with the roof having the deck and…
  • UC Ratio problem

    warehouse.zip wind calculation also in that folder.... try to fix this probem guys
  • Shear results from query dialog box and postprocessing are different, so which is correct, please help me

  • how to get the loadings details in report????

    I have got my report, but there is no loading details like dead load, Wind loads and all... In report settings i have added Loadings, but its not showing.... Wt to do???? i want to see other load details. How to get that details?
  • RAM Connection Baseplate won't design

    I opened a fully analyzed .rss file in RAM Connection. I selected one of the foundation nodes for baseplate design. So far it has been running for 75 minutes and still has no design. Is this a program issue or a user issue.
  • Linking Callouts to Typical Details in Structural DocumentationCenter TN

    Linking Callouts to Typical Details Once you have places your typical details on a sheet model you can place and link callouts on the plans to the details. Create a sheet model for the details. Then place your stand-alone detail drawings on a sheet…
  • Controlling Joist Visibility in Structural DocumentationCenter TN

    Joist Visibility\Dataset Assignment If joists do not show up in your plan views it is because they are assigned a dataset Family=Steel Bar Joist and Part=Members. The drawing rule in the model Part=Envelope. The dataset assignment in the Analysis Import…
  • Starting a New Project in Structural DocumentationCenter TN

    Starting a New Project A project (in Structural DocumentationCenter) is a folder structure that holds the design file and all the resources (cells, Project Explorer links, etc.) that are specific to a particular project . The project resources are…
  • Scaling the Drawing Title Label in Structural DocumentationCenter TN

    Scaling Drawing Title You can right-click on the Drawing Title cell and select Scale. The Scale tool settings dialog box will open and you can enter a new scale. Below is a copy of a test Drawing Title and then scaled it by 2.0.
  • Editing Callout Text Fields in Structural DocumentationCenter TN

    Editing Callout Text Fields If you want to edit a Drawing Title or callout text fields right-click and select Edit Text. The Text Editor will open and you can modify the entry. To “Accept” the change left click in the model. A right click or reset…
  • Sheet Model Titles in Structural DocumentationCenter TN

    Sheet Model Titles The fields in the Drawing Title cell are populated when a reference is attached to a sheet model. In the Drawing Title bubble the sheet name comes from the Sheet Name field of the Create Model dialog box. You would have used this…
  • Manually Creating Plan Views in Structural DocumentationCenter TN

    Manually creating plan views The model refered to in this example is from the "Introduction to Structural DocumentationCenter" Help file. Structural DocumentationCenter creates a Framing Plan drawing at each RSS story. By default each drawing section…
  • Grid Systems in Structural DocumentationCenter TN

    Grid lines Structural DocumentationCenter will include every grid system that RAM Structural System has associated with a story in a framing plan. We follow the mappings defined in the RSS “Select Grid Systems” dialog box which controls grid visibility…
  • Viewing CIS/2 Files

    Copied to Structural Design and Engineering page. This duplicate technote will be deleted: The CIS/2 standard (CIMSteel Integration Standard) is widely used in structural engineering workflows to support interoperability between applications. CIS…
  • Viewing CIS/2 Files

    If you work with CIS/2 files in your structural project workflow, you may find a new article in the Wiki helpful. It describes a free tool available from NIST to view a CIS/2 3D model in a web browser. Viewing CIS/2 FIles Steve
  • Lambda Critical and Amplified Sway Method to BS 5950-1

    All, I am looking for some guidance, when determining the lambda critical value for a structure within RAM Frame, does the programme do anything with this? In particular, if the lambda critical value is less than 10, but greater than 4, does the…
  • Beam "extension" at multi-story column

    When you model a cantilever beam with type "extension" at a lower level of a multi-story column, does RAM SS analyze the column as continuous or does it assume the beam essentially passes through the column? In other words, do the moments from the cantilever…
  • Determination of Vc when dhecking AISC 341 Section 9.3a Panel zone shear.

    Panel Zone shear Vpz is determined. It is reduced by "Vc". I can find no discussion of this variable in any manual or in any post on this site. I have made a few attempts to recreate this assuming that it is shear in the column, but have had little luck…
  • Composite Beam Deflection Query

    I am designing a composite floor system as my first project in RAM. As I was looking at the composite beam deflections and checking them to make sure I understood and agreed, it seemed that the Post-Composite Beam Deflections for a S-S beam with a UDL…