The ability to export a beam from the RAM Steel Beam module for design using Westok AutoMate Cellular Beam v5.2 or higher is available. For this capability to be available, the code for Live Load Reduction must be set to BS 6399 in the Criteria – Member Loads command in RAM Manager.

Perform a Process – Design All to get current designs. The command will not be available until this is done.

To invoke an export, select the Process – Export to Westok AutoMate command. Select either a Steel beam or a Westok Cellular Beam with the target cursor. The Save dialog box will open, in which the name and location of the Cellular Beam file can be specified. By default the program uses the program’s Data directory and gives the file a name based on the model name, an underscore ( _), the floor type, an underscore, and the beam number, with an extension of .cbx, compatible with the Westok AutoMate program. These directory and filenames can be modified prior to saving.

Any number of beams can be exported. Those files can then be opened using the Westok AutoMate program.