Foundation numbers are used to uniquely identify the foundations. The number shown on the screen using the View > Foundation Numbers command is the same number that appears on the reports.

Foundations are numbered in the RAM Modeler in the same sequence that they are modeled (i.e. the first foundation modeled is given the number “1”…). If a foundation is deleted during the modeling phase, its number is not reused unless the Renumber Member command is issued. This presents the possibility of foundation numbers that are missing. When the Renumber Member command is issued, the original numbering of the foundations is replaced with sequential numbering, starting in the bottom left corner moving upwards and to the right. Once members have been renumbered, the original numbering cannot be recovered.