RAM Structural System Help

Gravity Loads

Last updated: January 20, 2021

The View-Gravity Loads command is used to display the member gravity loads that are automatically calculated by the program. This is only presented for loads applied on one way decks. (Refer to the RAM Manager for more information about member self weight). Select View-Gravity Loads to display the View-Gravity loads dialog box.

Select one of the load types shown in the dialog box and click Apply to have the selected gravity loads displayed on the screen. Note that only those load types defined in the RAM Modeler are displayed in this list. If a load type is defined in the RAM Modeler but not assigned to the model, selecting that load type will not display any member loads. It may be preferable to be in low resolution (see View-Resolution menu command in the 3D Viewer manual) or in elevation view when observing applied loads on large structures.