Errors and ambiguities in a RAM Concept model are normally detected and corrected when the model is meshed. RAM Concept allows models to be exported before they are meshed, so some errors are detected and arbitrarily corrected when the geometry is exported.

If two or more walls overlap, completely or partially, only one of the overlapping segments will be exported. If two or more columns have the same location, only one column at that location will be exported. In either case, a pop-up dialog describes the columns and wall segments that were not exported.

If any columns or wall segments are not exported, the user should check the material properties of the elements that were exported to RSS. If the overlapping columns or walls had different properties, the user may have to reassign the desired values in RSS. The user can also mesh the model and resolve such errors within RAM Concept before exporting.

Walls defined in RSS may not intersect other walls or span columns or the ends of other walls. Each RAM Concept wall is split into segments at each of these locations before being exported. The splitting of walls is not reported, but the effect will be seen as individual walls in RSS.