RAM Structural System Help

To Define a New Load Case

Additional lateral load cases can be defined and added to the list of Load Cases.

  1. Type a unique name for the load case in the Label field.
  2. Select the option corresponding to the Type of load case you want to add:
  3. For Wind, Seismic, Dynamic, or Notional load cases, either:

    select a building code from the associated drop-down list

    or

    select User Defined Story Forces (Wind, Seismic, and Notional load cases)

  4. Click Add. The corresponding load definition dialog box opens.
  5. Enter the load definition information and click OK.
  6. (Optional) Repeat steps 1 through 5 to add more load cases.
  7. Click OK. The Load Cases dialog closes.