While it is neater to draw area loads that match the floor, it is satisfactory to make the area oversize. RAM Concept ignores any part of an area load that is not on a floor element. Exaggerating the size too much affects the automatic printing and zooming bounds.

For multi-story structures, it is recommended to input the shrinkage strain that represents the relative shrinkage change between the level being analyzed and the restrained level below. Using a total shrinkage instead of a differential shrinkage will normally be overly conservative.