Problem Description

The graphics don't look right. This can include lines shooting off into space or graphics that are totally invisible.

Explanation

Ram Concept uses DirectX for graphics. so first verify that your graphics adapter supports this technology. More often than not, updating the graphics adapter driver is the solution to graphics problems in Ram Concept. Here's an example of what you might see with an out of date driver:

There could be extra blue lines like a spider-web connecting the edges of the slab or problems with line weight.

This has been known to happen with some nVidia legacy and game cards in particular. nVidia is stopping Directx 10 support for many of its legacy cards, this includes many Quadro and NVS cards.

Solution

Reverting to older drivers (v332.76 or v331) has solved the problem in most cases. Click here to search older drivers.

nVidia regretfully does not provide these older drivers on Windows 10 operating systems. As a work around, the following environment variables can be set: 

• QV_SWRASTERIZER=1
• QV_D3DVERSION=9

These environment variables will work with Ram Concept 6.00, but not with Ram Concept 6.01.

In Ram Concept 6.02 a new feature was added to work around the problem. In that version using Help - User Settings and reduce the Graphics Acceleration if you experience any problem with graphics quality. 

See Also

Ram Concept 6.4 won't launch

RAM Concept Plans And Perspectives

Ram Concept Plotting Results

Graphics Issue- Distorted graphics- in OpenPlant Modeler

The following article will provides steps for creating a bug report that is useful for troubleshooting purposes.

Background

When troubleshooting a program issue, additional information about the computer, operating system, and installation of the program can be quite useful for determining a cause. RAM Elements and RAM Connection both provide a utility called Create Bug Report which compiles this information. The next section provides two ways for running this utility.

Steps to Accomplish

Option 1: Run "Create Bug Report" directly

1. Select from the Windows Start menu one of the following selections depending on the program:
   All Programs -> Bentley Engineering -> RAM Elements -> Create Bug Report
   All Programs -> Bentley Engineering -> RAM Connection -> Create Bug Report
   

2. A window will appear. Optionally enter a description of the problem encountered. You may also change the location where the report is saved if necessary. By default, it will be saved to the desktop.

3. Click the OK button.
   

4. A dialog will display once the report has been generated. Click the Close button, and close the Create Bug Report utility.

    

Option 2: Run "Create Bug Report" from within RAM Elements/Connection

1. From within RAM Elements or RAM Connection, open the menu in the upper left corner, and select "Create bug report" at the very bottom.

   V8i "e" File menu	CONNECT Edition File menu

   
   
   

2. Proceed through steps 2-4 as shown above in Option 1.

See Also

[[SELECTsupport TechNotes and FAQs]]

The following Release Notes are provided as a reference by Bentley's Technical Support Group.

RAM Elements

Recent Versions

• RAM Elements CONNECT Edition v15.0 Release Notes
• RAM Elements CONNECT Edition v14.0.1.008 Release Notes
• RAM Elements CONNECT Edition v14.0.0.240 Release Notes

Previous Versions

• RAM Advanse V9.6.x Release Notes
• RAM Elements V10.0.1 Release Notes
• RAM Elements V10.0.2 Release Notes
• RAM Elements V10.5 Release Notes
• RAM Elements V11.0 Release Notes
• RAM Elements V12.0 Release Notes
• RAM Elements V12.1 Release Notes
• RAM Elements V12.5 Release Notes
• RAM Elements V12.5.1 Release Notes
• RAM Elements V12.5.2 Release Notes
• RAM Elements V13.0 Release Notes
• RAM Elements V13.0.3 Release Notes
• [[RAM Elements V13.2.0 Release Notes]]
• [[RAM Elements V13.3.0 Release Notes]]
• RAM Elements v13.4 Release Notes (full version)
• RAM Elements v13.4.1.208 Release Notes
• RAM Elements v13.5.0.227 Release Notes

RAM Elements CONNECT Edition v15.0 Release Notes

RAM Elements CONNECT Edition v15.00.00.018 Release Notes – Updated August 2018

Enhancements:

1. AISC 360/341-16. This release includes the latest edition of the Specification for Structural Steel Buildings of the American Institute of Steel Construction (Allowable Strength Design (ASD), Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD)), as well as the most recent edition of the Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings. Torsional analysis per DG 9 is also included.
2. AISI S100-16. This release also includes the latest edition of the North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members of the American Iron and Steel Institute (Allowable Strength Design (ASD) and Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD)).
3. 64-bit Version. RAM Elements is now complied in 64 bits and fully compatible with 64-bit versions of Windows.
4. New File Format. RAM Elements’ models are now in SQLite format which are smaller in size and frequently faster to read and write. This modification caused a change in the file extension of the files from *.ETX to *.RETX.
5. Automatic Mass Generation without Diaphragm. Addition to generate masses used in dynamic analysis for structures without rigid diaphragms, by using element’s (members and shells) self-masses.
6. Automatic Wind Load Generation. RAM Elements now includes tools to generate wind loads in closed (using the existing load areas feature) and open (using the member distributed loads feature) structures per ASCE 7-16.
7. ISM 6.0 Enhancements. RAM Elements now synchronizes concrete reinforcement steel bars for beams and columns as well as built-up sections and tapered members.
8. Center of Rigidity. The software can now report the center of rigidity for each rigid diaphragm.
9. New Modeling Tools. The selection of invalid (missing section or material) members and invalid (missing nodes, material or thickness) shells is now possible. The ability to copy in a circular or spiral fashion is also part of this release.
10. New Themes. RAM Elements now ships with three color themes that can be selected in the Configuration dialog.
11. Beam Design Module. The ability to show the reinforcement outside the beam for better detailing as it was possible in older versions of the software (RAM Advanse) is now back.
12. Masonry Wall Module. 4 inches block units have been added to the block database.

Resolved Issues:

• Fix in the design of WT and double angle T sections, that was incorrectly being done based on principal axis. This has now been corrected and for these types of sections, is now based in local axis.
• Wide flanges with a channel on top (W&C sections) were being designed with incorrect equations for Lp and Lr. This has now been corrected and uses Section F5.
• Out-of-plane shear in masonry, concrete and tilt-up walls had differences between the standalone mode and the integrated mode. The integrated mode has now been fixed, by utilizing the correct forces from the 3D model and now the shear is the same in both modes.
• When using MBMA provisions for tapered members the user input Cb was being ignored and always calculated by the software. This has now been fixed and if the user specifies a Cb for a tapered member, the software won’t override it with its own calculation.
• Tapered members per CSA S16-09 was being done as a constant depth member with the smallest side of the member. This has been corrected and it is now considering the member variance.
• Torsional design had differences if the initial and final nodes of identical members were inverted. This has now been corrected and the member orientation does not affect the torsional design.
• For single angles subjected to flexure and tension, the wrong section modulus was being used. This has now been corrected.
• Importing models from the RAM Structural System sometimes caused inexistent point loads in beams to appear. This has now been adjusted.

RAM Connection CONNECT Edition v12.0.1 Release Notes – Updated August 2018

Resolved Issues:

• AISC chevron connection was showing an “Internal error” message as there were some glitches during its optimization. This is fixed now.
  
• EN base plate connection assignation was slow for some particular cases. Base plate templates have been changed to always use the “Consider Compatibility Option” to reduce the assignation time.
  
  
• AISC moment End Plate template has some invalid configurations when a haunch was included. Templates are now fixed and show just valid configuration options regardless the existance of a haunch.
  
  
• Consider friction between base plate and support was causing an “Object of a reference” error due to a wrong base plate analysis for a tension only case. This is fixed and the friction is considered correctly regardless the base plate analysis.
  
  
• AISC directly bolted connection for braces was incorrectly considering tension in the tension and shear interaction for slip critical bolts. Now tension is never considered as bolts in this connection type act just in shear.
  
  
• Horizontal bracing connections were crashing for seismic loads. This was fixed and now all horizontal bracing connections are designed properly regardless the load type.

The following Release Notes are provided as a reference by Bentley's Technical Support Group.

RAM Connection

Recent Releases:

• RAM Connection CONNECT Edition (v12.0.1) Release Notes
• RAM Connection CONNECT Edition (v12.0.0) Release Notes
• RAM Connection CONNECT Edition Update 2 (v11.2.0) Release Notes
• RAM Connection CONNECT Edition Update 1 (v11.1.1) Release Notes

Previous Releases:

• RAM Connection CONNECT Edition Update 1 (v11.1.0) Release Notes
• RAM Connection CONNECT Edition (v11.0.11) Release Notes
• RAM Connection CONNECT Edition (v11.0.0) Release Notes
• [[RAM Connection V9.2 Release Notes]]
• [[RAM Connection V9.1 Release Notes]]
• RAM Connection V9.0 Release Notes
• RAM Connection V8.0 Release Notes
• RAM Connection V7.3.2 Release Notes
• RAM Connection V7.3.1 Release Notes
• RAM Connection V7.0 Release Notes
• RAM Connection V6.5 Release Notes
• RAM Connection V5.5.x Release Notes

Problem Description

Slender concrete columns that are defined as sway, frame columns are not designed for second-order effects along the length of the member. The problem affects all ACI 318 design codes.

Reason

Slenderness design of frame columns that are defined as sway columns are assumed to be analyzed using an elastic second-order analysis (ACI 318 10.10.4). ACI 318 10.10.2.1 requires the analysis to account for second-order effects along the length of the member (also referred to as P-small delta effects). The second-order analysis is completed using the P-Delta analysis in RAM Frame. This analysis does not include P-small delta effects. ACI 10.10.2.1 allows these effects to be included using the moment magnification procedure in ACI 318-11 10.10.6. The program does not amplify the moments from the RAM Frame Analysis, so second-order effects along the length of the member are not included in the design.

Solution

This issue was fixed in v15.09.00.

Some Bentley products require a component called the Bentley IEG License Service to function. The component handles the licensing functions on behalf of programs that rely upon it. This article explains how the licensing works and how it differs from "trust licensing" which is used by other Bentley products.

Products that require it

The following products and versions require the Bentley IEG License Service:

How it works

SELECTserver provides the ability to check out or assign licenses for a specified duration. The licenses remain checked out to a user and computer and cannot be checked out elsewhere until the license is checked in again.

The Bentley IEG License Service utilizes this functionality. It automatically checks out licenses for a product as needed, usually when the product is first started. Licenses are checked out for a duration of two days. This duration ensures that a license is not prematurely returned if a product is running continuously overnight.

Once a license is checked out, the Bentley IEG License Service monitors the program that requested it. When the program closes, the license is automatically checked in again.

How it differs from "trust licensing"

The Bentley IEG License Service follows the concept of "concurrent licenses." If a company has x number of licenses for a product, the Bentley IEG License Service will permit x users to utilize the product simultaneously. An additional user will be denied access until a license becomes available.

This concept differs from the concept of "trust licensing" which merely reports usage data instead of actively restricting users. For the sake of flexibility and fault tolerance, trust licensing products technically allow usage in excess of the total number of licenses purchased, but such use should be discussed with a Bentley sales representative for cost and conditions. Please refer to Understanding, Monitoring, and Managing Usage for more information about trust licensing and usage.

Note : More recent versions ( than what is mentioned in the table ) for most of these products do not use the Bentley IEG License any more and does not check out licenses. These products now use Trust Licensing.

See Also

Viewing and Checking In Licenses Using the Site Administration Page [TN]

[[SELECTsupport TechNotes and FAQs]]

Error Message

I just installed RAM Elements. When opening the program, I get the message "The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log or use the command-line sxstrace.exe tool for more details".

Explanation

This message could be related to some issues in the Windows registry. This may occur  from an unsuccessful installation or uninstallation of RAM Elements.

Solution

Uninstall all the instances of RAM Elements from Control Panel -> Programs & Features and reinstall the software. While reinstalling, right-click on the re#####en.exe and select the option "Run an Administrator". This ensures that the files are properly registered.

See Also

Performing a clean installation

 For combined footings, why do I get a warning rigid entity length to width ratio?

The foundation module uses the provisions of ACI 318 for rigid foundations.  The foundation is determined to be rigid by length to width ratio values.  The warning acknowledges that this is a flexible foundation.  The engineer will need to either change the footing dimensions to be within guidelines OR do some additional checks based on ACI flexible foundation design.

The following equations are used to determine rigid footing classification:

ACI does not give specific guidelines for rigid classification. These equations are taken from 

RAM Connection CONNECT Edition v11.1 Release Notes

RAM Connection CONNECT Edition v11.01.01.240 Release Notes – Updated August 2017

Enhancements:

1. New ribbon style with cleaner look.
2. New Backstage view to manage models, file operations, interoperate with other software, adjust personal information and setting options.
3. RAM Connection now includes Bentley CONNECT Advisor v10.1.0 which is a CONNECT service enabling Bentley users to have real time access to LEARN content, recommendations for more productive workflows and the ability to embed an Expert Engineer to their CONNECTED project.

Resolved Issues:

1. In the anchor design for base plates, the load eccentricity (e'N) was sometimes being calculated as a negative value. Although the calculation was correct, the design code specifies that this value should always be considered as positive. This is now corrected.
2. Base plates were not being optimized for ASD design method, because Appendix D of ACI 318 only works with LRFD. This is fixed and the base plate is optimized regardless of the anchor design, since the base plate optimization can be ASD or LRFD.
3. For BS 5950 or EN 1993, the Structural Integrity check was a global (model based) parameter. Now it is a local (joint bases) parameter since in a model, there can be connections that require it and connections that do not.

RAM Connection V8i (version 5.5.x) Release Notes

AISC 341-05 provisions for braced frames

The AISC Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings have been incorporated in this version. This provisions were already available for moment frames in v5.0 of RAM Connection. AISC 358-05 prequalified connections were also available in that version. This release now includes provisions for braced frames including OCBF and SCBF systems.

Shear Lag Brace Reinforcement
The design of seismic braces includes the option to reinforce the brace. Reinforcement is available for W, WT, C, 2C, 2L, HSS and pipes.

New report for seismic provisions
New section ion the report for connections with seismic provisions.

New DXF graphics

Updated October 2014

Resolved Issues

1. The local axis position for braces was rotated when opening a RAM Structural System model. This has now been corrected.

2. In some instances, the Welcome Screen library (DLL) caused the Examples.cnx model to make RAM Connection Standalone crash when it was active. The library has now been fixed and no longer affects the connection design.

3. The signs for the brace-to-gusset interface (left brace only) forces in the UFM were miscalculated. This has now been fixed.

4. The geometric check for holes in both legs of the connecting angle on page 10-133 of the AISC 14^th Edition Manual was being applied to double angle connections, when it is only applicable to single angle connections. This has now been corrected.

5. In connections welded to the web of the column, the rupture strength check was not considering the “Has opposite connection” option to increase the demand as explained in page 9-5 of the AISC 13^th Edition Manual.

6. Only one of the minimum thickness checks (beam web or single plate) has to be performed, not both. This has been fixed for single plate connections.

7. The slip critical capacity calculation was considering erroneous factors for standard and short slotted holes when the force is parallel to the same.

8. The horizontal edge distance check was not being accurately calculated for bent plate connections.

9. The lever arm for the moment demand in the tension interface of pinned base plates was not considering the option to have the anchors inside the flanges. This has now been adjusted.

10. The weld length for cap plate connections was mistakenly using the width instead of the length of the plate.

11. The demand for the capacity of the weld in double cleat angles, was only considering the shear force and it now correctly considers the resultant force of the shear and tension forces.

12. Brazilian sections from the RAM Structural System database were not being recognized correctly by RAM Connection.

13. Models created in versions prior to v9.0.0 using AISC ASD design, were inadvertently changed to LRFD when opening them in v9.0.0 or v9.1.0. This has now been corrected.

14. Several other minor fixes.

RAM Connection v8.0 Release Notes – Updated August 2012

Enhancements

1. AISC Design Guide 16 now allows for thin plate behavior on end plates, plus the ability to specify flushed end plates (not only extended per DG 4) and multiple rows of bolts.
2. Metal building connections for frames with tapered members (rafters and/or columns) per AISC 360 and Design Guide 25. These include knee (beam-to-column), splice and ridge connections. Base plates for tapered columns coming soon!
3. Portal frame connections for frames using rafters with haunches. The design can be carried out per AISC 360 or BS 5950. These include eave, splice and apex connections.
4. New column stiffener configurations.
5. Added support for Canadian steel sections.
6. Structural Synchronizer V8i (ISM) v3.0 compatible (only available in the RAM Connection for RAM Elements mode now):
   a. Feature additions (gusset plates, base plates, end plates and stiffeners)
   b. Connection tags

Resolved Issues

1. Member incompatibility warnings have been enriched substantially. His has been accomplished in three ways:
   a. A bug was inadvertently introduced in v7.3.2 that triggered the majority of these warnings. That has been fixed.
   b. Others are now handled automatically by the software and thus, disappeared, not shown anymore.
   c. The rest, 100% valid, are now explained more clearly in the design report.

Enhancements

1. ANSI/AISC 360-10 Specification for Structural Steel Buildings.
2. ANSI/AISC 341-10 Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings
3. ANSI/AISC 358-10 with ANSI/AISC 358s1-11 Prequalified Connections for Special and Intermediate Steel Moment Frames for Seismic Applications with 2011 Supp. No. 1
4. GB 50017-2003 Code for Design of Steel Structures.
5. Brand new and modern user interface for the Connection Pad.
6. RAM Connection for RAM Structural System can now be launched within RAM Manager.
7. Bentley Trust Licensing has been implemented. Thanks to Trust Licensing, users can always access the software they need to get their work done. It lets users access software whenever they need it, even if a license is not available.
8. Tapered columns are now allowed in base plate connections.
9. Flange plate connections now handle minor axis moments (M22) besides the major axis moment (M33).
10. Gusset plates keep their dimensions when switching from Automatic configuration to Manual.
11. European steel sections added to the database.
12. The assignment time

Resolved Issues

1. The MEP beam splice had a section depth validation problem that has been corrected.
2. There was a crash in certain instances when selecting the Results report for MEP with DG16 as some distances were not correctly initialized. This has been fixed.
3. The minimum cope depth in double angle connections was calculated to a greater value than the maximum cope depth, this occurs when the beam depth is too small to support the appropriate notches. A warning has been added when the cope dimensions are out of the standard practice.
4. The gusset length for CBB connections without a beam (“K” type) in the Manual option had a problem. This was solved and now the Manual option works correctly as well as the Automatic one.
5. In MEP connections, the thick plate behavior for the column flange was being printed in the wrong report section. The report was re-organized to have the end plate and column flange thick plate behavior checks together.
6. The distance from the connector to the top of the beam flange was miscalculated for gusset connections. The Data report now shows the location of the gusset connector relative to the beam top flange.
7. There was a problem in the base plate analysis for when no anchors were defined. The analysis now handles zero anchors.
8. Gusset base plates were being assigned to joints with braces framing from perpendicular directions. The braces have to be in the same plane (either X or Z) for this connection to work correctly. As this was not a valid joint, now this is not possible.
9. In some instances, different strength ratios were shown for thumbnail and the Design report in RAM Connection Standalone. This has been corrected.

FAQ

• RAM Connection v9.0 and RAM Elements
• RAM Connection v9.0 and RAM Structural System
• RAM Connection v9.0 User Databases

•  Base Plate Design: Uniaxial or biaxial analysis and design of base plates per AISC 360-05, including anchor bolt design per ACI 318-08 Appendix D. Base plates can be supporting a single column or a column with braces.
•  Undo/Redo Commands: The software now has unlimited undo and/or redo commands per session.
• Strong Column-Weak Beam Check: Sections 9.6 and 10.6 of the AISC 341-05 Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings has been included in this version.

• Thick Plate Behavior: A warning when an extended end plate falls in this stage of behavior is now printed in the report. At this stage, no plastic hinges have formed in the plate and prying forces are assumed to be zero.
• K’ Factor: The units in the K’ factor for the Uniform Force Method have been corrected.
• Large Setbacks: A warning for setbacks larger than the connector (e.g. a setback of 3 inches in a 2 inch angle leg) is now given and a fix in the flexural yielding calculation to take into account setback has been added.
• Minimum Edge Distance: The minimum edge distance has been fixed for connections using BS 5950-1:2000.
• Large Welds in BS: A note for welds larger than 12 mm for end plates has been added in accordance with SCI/BCSA “green book” recommendations.
• Single Plates with Eccentricity: The calculation of local buckling for single plates with eccentricities has been corrected.
• High Strength Welds: C1 for welds using electrodes of 70 ksi or higher has been amended.
• Print to PDF: The margins in reports printed to PDF were very small. This has been corrected in this version.

RAM Connection CONNECT Edition v11.0 Release Notes

RAM Connection CONNECT Edition v11.02.00.013 Release Notes – Updated November 2017

Enhancements:

1. AISC 360/341/358–16 update for all previously existing AISC connections.
2. Horizontal bracing connections:
   1. Horizontal column-beam-brace connection
   2. Horizontal beam-beam-brace connection
   3. Horizontal X brace connection
3. Users now have the ability to change the application user interface language from English to Spanish or Chinese and vice versa, once the software is installed.
4. Documentation update. All RAM Connection manuals have been updated the latest features and GUI, including the tutorial examples.

Resolved Issues:

1. Anchor placement in pinned base plates with HSS columns is validated to exclude positions inside the hollow section.
2. BS 5950 Moment End Plate connection was crashing when using mini haunches. This has been fixed.
3. Custom bolts per the Indian standard were not able to be created. This has been fixed.
4. Custom anchor configurations were not being saved properly when closing the Connection Pad. This has been fixed and now custom anchor positions are saved correctly.

RAM Connection v11.0 Release Notes – Updated October 2015

Enhancements:
1. CONNECT Edition. This release is part of the new Bentley product generation called CONNECT Edition, which succeeds the V8i generation that has been in place for the past several years. While not all Bentley products will move to CONNECT Edition this year, the RAM products are part of the first wave of applications moving to this exciting new release. In addition to a new name, the product icon has a new look as shown below. Aside from this, the software looks and feels the same way it always has. As the name suggests, the theme of the CONNECT Edition is a set of new features and services that will better connect project team members within and across organizations and enable easier access to resources such as learning materials. This collective set of services is called Bentley Cloud Services. The portal to this can be accessed from the RAM Connection button. The set of cloud-based services available in the first CONNECT Edition releases will represent just a fraction of what will become available over the coming months and years.

2. AISC Design Guide 29: Vertical Bracing Connections. Among all the topics that this design guide addresses, we include the option to connect the gusset in a CBB connection, only to the beam, only to the column or to both. 
 
Resolved Issues:
1. Fix to the compression forces in the base plate and tension forces in the anchors, when the analysis included a column offset.

2. Member classification when Seismic Provisions were included was mistakenly being done with AISC 341-05 classification instead of AISC 341-10. This has now been corrected.

3. Corner clips for transverse stiffeners was always considered as 3/16”. This is now correctly calculated based on the weld leg dimension.

4. When exporting to Structural Synchronizer (ISM), chevron gussets (CVR) appeared a little offset. This has been corrected and they now appear in the right coordinates.

5. Member section validations for some Bolted End Plates (BEP) under Eurocode 3 design were incorrectly enforced preventing some valid connections to be assigned. This is no longer the case.

6. Double Angle Web Cleat connections had a glitch during the connection optimization that skipped the option of two bolts as the minimum. Now the optimization includes this step correctly.

7. The user input maximum stress ratio was not being taken into consideration for the calculations. Unity (1.0) was always being considered. Now the software takes a value different than 1 if the user specifies it.

8. The values of fav and fpeak for weld in AISC, wrongly included signs when they should be taken in absolute values as it is in this release.

9. Opposite beam forces in BCF, BCW and BG connections, were not being imported correctly from the RAM Structural System model in RAM Connection for RSS.

10. Other several minor fixes.

The following issues have been addressed in RAM Connection V8i 07.03.01.30:

• Fix base plate demand for negative moments
• Fix weld access holes drawing and data report
• Fix shear plate maximum length reference
• Fix moment demand for BEP to account axial force
• Fix optimized plate thickness for the gusset plate connection
• Fix short side of the HSS when checking the minimum wall thickness
• Fix smart Fixed Biaxial Base Plate optimization
• Error in the Bending at Bolt Line check for extended shear plates
• Fix elastic weld demand
• Fix Optimized plate thickness for the gusset plate connection
• Fix print to File option name error while saving

RAM Connection CONNECT Edition v12.0.0 Release Notes – Updated March 2018

Enhancements:

1. Hollow structural section connections. Based on AISC 360-16 and the AISC Design Guide 24. Including: 

    HSS-to-HSS Truss Connections:

• Y-T connections
• K (or N) connections
• KT connections
• X (or cross) connections 

    HSS-to-HSS Moment Connections:

• T connections
• Y connections (for round HSS only)
• X (or cross) connections

2. New AISC hollow section brace directly bolted connection for bracing connections (i.e. CBB, CVR, VXB and Gusset Base plate).

3. New AISC column splice end plate connection for rectangular and circular hollow sections.

4. The new 64 bit version. RAM Connection from now on will be compatible with 64 bit versions OS.

5. 64x64 pixels icons for all ribbon commands to avoid blurring in high DPI displays.

Resolved Issues:

1. Changing resolution several times was causing the connection not to be shown. The application was saving incorrectly the sizes of its controls deriving in some controls blocking the connection pad where the connection is displayed. Control sizes now are being saved correctly regardless the resolution.

2. AISC clip angle design for bolt bearing at beam side was not considering eccentricity (C factor) when a > 3". This is fixed now and the clip angle considers eccentricity as other shear connections.

3. RAM Connection is consistent with RAM Structural System unit system selected and displays the accurate material name accordingly (e.g. RamFy 51 (English) - RamFy 351 (SI)).

4. Selecting "none" for anchor position in a gusset base plate connection was causing errors. This is fixed now and the gusset base plate connection supports "none" anchors as the regular base plate. 

5. Other several minor fixes.