RAM Structural System Help

Change Wall Openings dialog

Opens when either:
  • Layout > Walls > Wall Openings > Change is selected
  • the Change Openings tool is selected from the Layout Wall dynamic toolbar

SettingDescription
Items to Change Check any or all of the items to change: H, B, X Offset, Y Offset, Reference Corner, Pressure Distribution.
Location Type the horizontal (Distance in X Direction) and vertical (Distance in Y Direction) distances in the wall to define the corner of the opening. Select the Reference Corner to use for these distances. The wall opening is always referenced from the corner of a wall. If a wall is stretched or shrunk either by moving a grid or changing the story height, the opening will maintain is position relative to the corner specified.
Note: The diagram updates according to which option you have selected.
Dimensions Type the height (H) and width (B) of the rectangular opening.
Units Specify if distance values used for placement are given in Feet or Inches.
Single Click the target cursor on the wall opening whose properties you wish to change.
Fence Fence an area in which the properties of all wall openings will be changed.