3D Viewer FAQ
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Document Type: FAQ
Product(s): RAM Structural System
Version(s): 10.0 and later
Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group
Why are my graphics chunky or blocky looking?
RAM Structural System used open GL based graphics. Many graphics adapters are set up for high performance, but reduced quality graphics which is preferred for high speed gaming, but not really necessary for engineering work. With these adapters there is usually a way to improve the quality but the program also has an option to override the graphics adapter and let the operating system handle the graphics in our 3D viewer. To use this option got to RAM Manager - Tools menu - Defaults Utility.. - (Last Option) 3D viewer - and set Smoothing = None. This should eliminate the chunky type graphics or triangulated graphics you might see, The same tip can also fix problems where some element types (e.g. the columns) are totally invisible.
Why isitdifficulttoselectaspecificmemberin3D?
RAMStructuralSystemperformsbestwhenthemodelisreasonablyclosetotheworldorigin(0,0).WhenmodelsareimportedfromRevitordxforISMitisagoodideatocheckthattheresultingmodeliscloseto(0,0),otherwisesomethingscanbecomemore difficult.Selectingaspecificmember forexamplecanbecomeharder,butmoreimportantly,someofthecalculationswhicharelimitedtoasetnumberofsignificantdigitscouldbecompromisedifthemodelismanymilesfrom(0,0).AutilitytoMoveaModelhasbeenpostedundertheRamDataAccessareaincaseswhereyouneedtomoveamodelafterthefact,butkeepinmind,someinformationwillbelost.
WhyaresomeofthemembersnotshownintheDesignModuleor3Dview?
WithineachdesignmodulethereisatoolcalledView-NonPertinentMembersthatcanbeusedtocontrolhowtheothermembersthatarenotbeingdesignedinthecurrentmoduleshouldappear.TheoptionsareNormal(allmembersaredrawnthesame),Lines(singlelinemodefornon-pertinentmembers)orHide.PickanoptionotherthanHidetoseeallmembers.
Theabilitytoturnoffthedisplayofmembertypesorthedecking isalsopossiblethroughtheView-Membersdialog.
Seeaboveforanotherpossiblecauseformembers,usuallycolumns. not showingonsomecomputers.
See Also
Structural Product TechNotes And FAQs
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Bentley Technical Support KnowledgeBase
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