Definition of the "import perimeter"
The selected slab areas define the import perimeter. Only RAM Structural System support members within the import perimeter will be imported. For example, in the figure in "Controlling which concrete members are imported", if the 1st story elevated slab is imported with the "columns above" setting, the two furthermost right columns between the 1st story and 2nd story will not be imported as they are not within the slab perimeter of the 1st story elevated slab.
The following structural members can be imported: