RAM Structural System Help

Assign Menu

The assign menu is used for assigning various properties to individual footings. Each dialog box accessed from the Assign menu has three assignment options:
SettingDescription
Single Pressing the Single button will close the dialog box and permit the user to assign the information defined in the dialog box to individual footings.
Fence Pressing the Fence button will close the dialog box and permit the user to assign the information defined in the dialog box to a set of footings that are found inside a fenced area drawn by the user.
All Pressing the All button closes the dialog box and assigns the contents of the dialog box to the entire model.

The Cancel button will close the dialog box without providing the option to assign the information to any footings.

Assing Menu Item Description Shortcut (If Applicable)
Assign Soil Properties To define and assign soil properties to foundations.  
Assign Base Plate To assign base plates sizes to steel columns.  
Assign - Geometry - Spread Footing To assign maximum and absolute dimensions to foundations.  
Assign - Geometry - Continuous Footing To assign maximum and absolute dimensions to foundations.  
Assign - Geometry - Pile Cap To assign pile cap dimensional information to pile footings.  
Assign Surcharge To assign Dead and Live surcharge on Foundations.