RAM Elements Selection Tools
RAM Elements Selection Tools
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Hi All,
I am learning to use RAM Elements right now and I am struggling with the interface, I was hoping someone can explain something to me. I am importing a model from RAM Structural System and analyzing it in Elements - when I do so I get a bunch of errors that need to be corrected such as missing member profiles and incorrect diaphragm assignments. my question is, is there any way to select a node or element bu its number or any assigned properties, or to select a node/member from the spreadsheet? essentially I want to find the node/member in question in the spreadsheet and filter my selection so i can view only that member - is this possible? It seems that the selection tools in Elements are very poor.. It makes it much more difficult to find individual components and fix them.
Any assistance or direction to a useful tutorial would be greatly appreciated! I looked on the communities website and on youtube and have not found an answer to my question.
Thanks
I am learning to use RAM Elements right now and I am struggling with the interface, I was hoping someone can explain something to me. I am importing a model from RAM Structural System and analyzing it in Elements - when I do so I get a bunch of errors that need to be corrected such as missing member profiles and incorrect diaphragm assignments. my question is, is there any way to select a node or element bu its number or any assigned properties, or to select a node/member from the spreadsheet? essentially I want to find the node/member in question in the spreadsheet and filter my selection so i can view only that member - is this possible? It seems that the selection tools in Elements are very poor.. It makes it much more difficult to find individual components and fix them.
Any assistance or direction to a useful tutorial would be greatly appreciated! I looked on the communities website and on youtube and have not found an answer to my question.
Thanks





RE: RAM Elements Selection Tools
There are a few tutorials that you can access through the little blue help button in the program that will help you with the interface.
Here is one way to identify members that are undefined in your imported model. Select all members first then click on "Rendering" located on the View tab. The undefined members will not be rendered in 3D and will remain displayed as lines. If you haven't already turned on member numbering, this will help you get started.
RE: RAM Elements Selection Tools
RE: RAM Elements Selection Tools
I am surprised by how cumbersome some things are in Elements compared to RAM Frame of ETABS - I want to like it because I find the standalone modules to be intuitive and useful, but it seems to me like the program is just not geared towards analyzing complete building frames (which is what I was hoping to use it for more regularly). Anyway, thanks for the help!
RE: RAM Elements Selection Tools