RAM Advanse
RAM Advanse
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I am planning to buy a structural analysis package and I am considering RAM Advanse. Comments from current experienced users would be appreciated.
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RE: RAM Advanse
Here's a list of previous threads that discussed software and RAM Advanse in particular:
thread507-157098
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thread507-86224
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thread507-601
RE: RAM Advanse
RE: RAM Advanse
I do have to agree with SperlingPE that RAM offers better customer service than STAAD. Also, the STAAD manuals are typically of little help. The examples show some practical use, but overall the printed material is a disappointment.
RE: RAM Advanse
STAAD is great, but to me the hardest to learn and utilize. It is very powerful, but not as user friendly. In my opinion, STAAD is best learned from people that use it everyday, and not through tutorials or manuals.
RISA is probably the easiest to use, and would recommend it if you did not want to do very complex structures, or did not want to integrate it as RAM Advanse.
RAM Advanse I feel is in the middle; it is more user friendly than STAAD, but not as much as RISA. That said it is pretty easy to maneuver and get good numbers. RAM customer service is by far the best I have seen out of any programs I have used. It is also good because it can integrate with Structural Systems (which I really like).
So, for a simple stand alone program I would use RISA, but if you want to integrate it later with a bigger system and need good customer service to help you figure out the programs I would use RAM Advanse.