Problem Description

On some machines, the error message below is produced followed by a program crash during the design process.

Solution

Disabling the Welcome Screen will prevent the crash from occurring.

The Welcome Screen identified below appears when the program is launched. After launching the program, the Welcome Screen can be opened by clicking on the Help button in the upper right corner of program window (see screen captures below):

In the Welcome Screen, uncheck the box to the left of Welcome Screen in the lower left corner to disable it.

After disabling the Welcome Screen, you will no longer see news information on program updates and other important items when opening the program. The Welcome Screen can be opened anytime by clicking on the link in the Help menu. The news information can also be found on the following web page:

http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/8826/

Note, this setting is saved in a Config.ini file located in the user profile area at %UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Bentley\Engineering\RAM Elements. Look for a [DlgRssFeed] section, and set the ShowWelcome value to false to disable the Welcome Screen without opening the program.

Other Notes

A similar crash occurred in versions of RAM Elements prior to v13.03.00.117. In earlier versions, the crash also occurred when a model was opened by one of the following methods:

1. Double-clicking on the file in Windows Explorer.
2. Clicking on a recent model button on the Welcome Screen.

In earlier versions, the crash was avoided by opening the program within the program as noted below:

1. Launch the program from a desktop shortcut or a link in the Windows Start Button.
2. After the program opens, click on the RAM Elements button in the upper right corner of the program window and then click on "Open a Model" or simply click on the "Open a Model" button at the top of the screen. See screen capture below:

See Also

Structural Product TechNotes And FAQs

RAM Connection Crash