RAM Structural System Help

To add a section to a table

To add a section to the master table or to add a master table section to a beam or column table, use the following procedure.

All available sections must be present in the Master table. Those sections can then be used in either the Beam or Column tables.

  1. To add a section to the Master table:
    1. Select a Shape type in the Master Table.
    2. Either:

      click the Add Section tool

      or

      right-click and select Add Section from the pop-up menu

      The corresponding shape properties dialog opens.
    3. Enter the shape parameters. Required fields have a white background Optional and calculated values have a light grey background. Any optional value left blank will be calculated when a new section is added. The units are displayed in the right column.
    4. Click OK. The new section is added to the end of the list for the currently selected shape.
  2. To add a master table section to the beam or column tables:
    1. Select the shape from the Master Table.
    2. Drag-and-drop this shape into either the Beam Table or Column Table.
    3. (Optional) Use the Up and Down arrows below the Beam Table or Column Table to reorder the shapes as needed.