RAM Structural System Help

The Toolbar

Many of the menu commands described in this section can be more easily accessed directly from the toolbar located below the menu bar. This toolbar can be hidden or shown by selecting the View > Toolbar menu item. Note that holding the cursor over a toolbar button will display a tip on the function of the button. Below is a description of the function of each of the toolbar buttons.

Icon Description
Drop down list to select layout type to display on screen.


Save command to save current model
Model Notes to enter notes, descriptions, etc., of the model
Ignore Rib Spacing to override consideration of the rib (flute) spacing on shear connector design during composite beam optimization.
Assign Deflection Criteria to assign a set of deflection criteria to each beam.
Assign Beam Size to assign specific sizes.
Design All command to design all of the unsized members.
View/Update command to analyze, design and change size of individual member.
Design Colors command to display each beam color-coded based on the interaction equation value.
Vibration command to launch FloorVibe to perform a vibration analysis of an individual member.
Vibration command to launch FloorVibeUK to perform a vibration analysis of an individual member.
Vibration command perform a vibration analysis of an individual member, based on older traditional methodologies.
Set Show Options to select items to be highlighted
Show Design to display the size of all the designed members on screen.
Show Size Restrictions highlights all beams to which a size restriction (maximum depth, minimum depth, etc.) has been assigned.
Show Design Warnings to highlight all beams that have a design warning associated with them.
Framing Check to perform a framing check and highlight all beams that have framing check warnings associated with them.
Connection Check to perform a connection check and highlight all beams that have connection check warnings associated with them.
Show Beam Numbers to display the beam numbers assigned to each beam on screen.
Show Reaction Unfactored to display the Unfactored beam reactions for the designed beams on screen.
Show Reaction Factored to display the Factored beam reactions for the designed beams on the screen.
Show Web Openings to show web openings on the floorplan.
Show User Brace Points to display the user-defined brace points for beams.
Find to locate a specified beam.
Zoom Full to automatically zoom to full page view.
Zoom Fence to select an area of the screen to zoom in on.
Zoom In to incrementally zoom in on the area currently displayed on screen.
Zoom Out to incrementally zoom out on the area currently displayed on screen.
Zoom Previous to return to the most recent (previous) zoom location.
Pen Colors to adjust the default color settings for all on screen members.
Scale Text to adjust the size of on-screen text display.
Scale Text Up to incrementally increase text size
Scale Text Down to incrementally decrease text size
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