Flexibility built-in
Skews, slopes, or both are handled with ease-and if you're using RAM Connection integrated with RAM Steel, RAM Frame, RAM Elements, or STAAD.Pro then beam, column, and brace configurations are done automatically for you in seconds. Got a change? RAM Connection easily allows you to revise and modify single as well as groups of connections for easy and comprehensive solutions for your customers.
RAM Connection allows you to easily enter your own connection tables and rules-of-thumb to conform to your office standards. You can also simply choose from our large database of predefined connections to meet your design needs.
Advantages
Easy to use
RAM Connection is easy to use even when you just start working with it. Connections can be checked or designed in a matter of minutes!
Comprehensive connection types
RAM Connection is comprehensive, with all types of steel connection design for the U.S., U.K., Europe, China and India codes. Connection types include shear, moment, splice, and brace connections:
- Beam - Column Flange (BCF)
- Beam - Column Web (BCW)
- Beam - Girder (BG)
- Beam Splice (BS)
- Column Splice (CS)
- Continuous beam over column (CC)
- Column, beams, and braces (CBB)
- Chevron braces (CVR)
- Vertical X braces (VXB)
- Column - Base (CB)
- Column - Base - Braces (CB)
- Horizontal Column, beam, and brace (HCBB)
- Horizontal Beam, beam, and brace (HBBB)
- Horizontal X braces (HXB)
And the tubular connections design for trusses.
Stand alone or fully integrated
RAM Connection can be used as a stand alone program or fully integrated with [[RAM Structural System]], [[RAM Elements]], and [[STAAD.Pro]]. The integration allows transfer of design force from your structural model and saves hours of time on each project.
Rapid changes
Single or sweeping changes to your designs can be made with RAM Connection. When your project calls for a preferred connection detail you can quickly specify this in RAM Connection, designing connections quickly.
Safe design
RAM Connection can group sets of connections to keep a project's connections uniform. This will allow you to optimize your model and provide an efficient yet safe design.
Fast, error-free design
RAM Connection provides easy to use CAD details of designed connections which can save hours of detailing time and also reduce errors in transfer of information.
Support for seismic design
RAM Connection deals with the seismic design connection requirements, which can be time consuming and difficult to keep up with.
Fast connection design and review
RAM Connection is the fastest way to review and check connection details and shop drawings. Design a connection from the beginning or review an existing one in minutes.
Comprehensive reporting
Comprehensive and thorough reports are provided by RAM Connection. These reports are easy to understand and can be used directly in your calculation submissions for building departments and peer reviews.
Best in class technical support
Bentley provides prompt and helpful technical support-the industry's most responsive. While other vendors may take days to respond to technical questions, and some vendors do not even provide technical support via telephone, our goal is to provide expert advice in hours, to help make sure you continue to be productive with our software tools.