Resolving loading conflicts

If the RAM Concept file has existing loadings that do not match the RSS loadings to be imported, a dialog box like that in the following figure asks if you want to keep or delete the existing loadings.

If you have already specified (drawn) loads in the loadings that RAM Concept has proposed to delete, then you should keep the loadings that RAM Concept offers to remove. If you want to export the reactions from these pre-existing loads to RSS, you need to copy the loads from the original loadings to the corresponding RSS loadings that are being imported (after which you should manually delete the non-RSS loadings).

Note: If you have used the Export Geometry to RAM Structural System feature (section 36.2) prior to importing, then you always see this warning. The recommended workflow is to either draw the loads in RSS or draw the loads in Concept after importing from RSS; with either of these workflows, you can safely allow the loadings proposed for removal to be deleted.

Choices for dealing with new loadings

RAM Concept will also prompt you to determine if you require rebuilding of the load combinations and design rules, as shown in the following figure.

You have three choices:

Rebuild: load combinations and design rules in the RAM Concept file are rebuilt
Don’t Rebuild: the new load cases are added to the RAM Concept file, but not included in the load combinations.
Cancel: RAM Concept returns you to the file browser.

Note: When reimporting a particular member type, e.g. beams, all entities of that category are removed from the RAM Concept file before importing. For example, if beams are imported, all beams in the RAM Concept file are removed first. Any beams you have added manually in RAM Concept will be lost. If beams are not selected for import, then beams in the RAM Concept file will not be affected when the file is reimported.

Note: If any loading categories are selected, then ALL loads in reimported loading layers are removed. Any loads you have added manually on a loading layer being reimported will be lost.You have the option whether to regenerate load combinations or not.

RAM Concept always asks you to confirm a reimport operation, because it may lead to loss of information. It warns you if the data to be reimported would be significantly different from the previously imported data, or if significant information will be lost. For example, RAM Concept warns you when reimporting a mat foundation after previously importing an elevated slab, or vice versa.