Pan Form Table Format

Pan Form Table files to be used by RAM Modeler to create pan joist and beam systems to be designed in RAM Concrete may be created and modified. Use spaces, not tabs, between data items. The file name must have the extension .PNJ.

CAUTION: Do not use a word processor as it might embed control characters into the file.

The file has the following format:

The first line contains an E or S, indicating English or SI units.

Each subsequent line lists a Pan Form label and size with the following format:

Name Width Depth

where:

Name: the name of the Pan
Width: the width of the Pan (in. or mm.)
Depth: the depth of the Pan (in. or mm.)

Any information after a double slash, //, will be considered a comment and ignored by the program.

The following is a copy of RAMCECO.PNJ file:

E
//English unit CECO Pans
//Label Width Depth
14x66 66.0 14.0
16x66 66.0 16.0
20x66 66.0 20.0
24x66 66.0 24.0
16x53 53.0 16.0
20x53 53.0 20.0
24x53 53.0 24.0
14x30 30.0 14.0
16x30 30.0 16.0
20x30 30.0 20.0
24x30 30.0 24.0
14x20 20.0 14.0
16x20 20.0 16.0
20x20 20.0 20.0