Customizing Automate Export File for Steel Beams
Certain default parameters described above can be modified by the engineer through the use of the RAMIS.INI file. All Cellular Beam default overrides must be within a block that is identified with [CELLBEAM] at the top of the section. Follow this with the appropriate default values you want to change as indicated in the table below.
Using the RAMIS.INI file to customize the data exported to Westok Automate only applies to beams modeled as Steel Beams. Beams that are modeled as Westok Cellular Beams will note use these settings, but will export as described in Exported Data .
| Name/Steel Beam Property | Parameter Description (Default Values) |
|---|---|
| CellDiameter | Default diameter for the cells mm (default = 300mm) |
| CellSpacing | Default spacing between cells mm (default = 450mm) |
| DistanceFirstCell | Distance from start of beam to first cell (default = 100mm) |
| DistanceLastCell | Distance from end of beam to last cell (default = 100mm) |
| CellShapeType | 0 (def) = circular, 1 = rect, 2 = elong |
| CellStiffenerType | 0 (def) = none, 6 = ring, 7=horiz, 8 = weld Tee |
| StudType | 0 (def) = Nelson, 1=DVH |
| StudSpacing | Stud spacing (default = 300mm) |
| StiffenerGrade | 0 = 275 N/mm2, 1 = 375 (default = 1 ) |
| OptMinCellDiameter | Optimize min cell diameter (default = 0mm) |
| OptMaxCellDiameter | Optimize max cell diameter (default = 0mm) |
| OptMinBeamDepth | Optimize min beam depth (default = 0mm) |
| OptMaxBeamDepth | Optimize max beam depth (default = 0mm) |
| OptMinBeamPitch | Optimize minimum beam pitch (default = 0mm) |
| OptMaxBeamPitch | Optimize max beam pitch (default = 0mm) |
So for example when exporting a Steel beam to a Westok Cellular Beam, to have the program specify a Cell Diameter of 300mm and an elongated cell shape, add this to the RAMIS.ini file:
[CELLBEAM] CellDiameter = 300 CellShapeType = 2
It is not necessary to customize the RAMIS.INI file if the normal defaults described in Exported Data are desired.