BHoM RAM Object Relations

The following outlines what BHoM type corresponds to each of the RAM types supported

Elements

BHoM type	RAM type	Notes	Implementation
Bar	Bar		Create Read Update Delete
Node	Node		Create Read Update Delete
FeMesh	Not Supported		Create Read Update Delete
RigidLink	Not Supported		Create Read Update Delete
PanelPlanar	Panel		Create Read Update Delete

Properties

BHoM type	RAM type	Notes	Implementation
Material	Material	Material is limited to differentiating between default concrete and steel	Create Read Update Delete
SteelSection	Standard or Parametric Section	see Section Properties for more details	Create Read Update Delete
ConcreteSection	Parametric Section	see Section Properties for more details	Create Read Update Delete
ExplicitSection	NotImplemented		Create Read Update Delete
CableSection	NotSupported		Create Read Update Delete
CompositeSection	NotImplemented		Create Read Update Delete
ConstantThickness	Thickness - Homogeneous		Create Read Update Delete
LoadingPanelProperty	NotSupported		Create Read Update Delete
Waffle	NotSupported		Create Read Update Delete
Ribbed	NotSupported		Create Read Update Delete
LinkConstraint	NotSupported		Create Read Update Delete

Section Properties

RAM handles section properties by section name for all steel sections. Therefore, creating sections is done by creating a bar with a section name that matches a section from one of RAM's steel section tables (IE W12x22). For concrete sections, RAM can create / read the section name and that it is a concrete section, but will not read custom profiles, material properties, etc.

Steel profiles

If a matching section name can't be found in any design table the member will be created without a section profile applied. RAM only supports custom sections through the creation of a custom design table based off of the default design tables shipped with RAM. If custom design tables exist, RAM can create members with those custom sections based off of section name as well.

Loading

BHoM Type	RAM Type	Notes	Implementation
Loadcase	Load Case	Loadcase can not have the same number as any other load case or load combination	Create Read Update Delete
LoadCombination	Load Case Combination	Load combination can not have the same number as any other load case or load combination	Create Read Update Delete
GravityLoad	Self-weight		Create Read Update Delete
PointForce	Point Load		Create Read Update Delete
PointDisplacement	NotImplemented		Create Read Update Delete
PointAcceleration	NotImplemented		Create Read Update Delete
PointVelocity	NotImplemented		Create Read Update Delete
BarUniformlyDistributedLoad	As RAM line load		Create Read Update Delete
BarVaryingDistributedLoad	NotImplemented		Create Read Update Delete
BarPointLoad	NotImplemented		Create Read Update Delete
BarPrestressLoad	NotSupported		Create Read Update Delete
BarTemperatureLoad	NotSupported		Create Read Update Delete
AreaUniformalyDistributedLoad	Planar load		Create Read Update Delete
AreaTemperatureLoad	NotSupported		Create Read Update Delete

Results

Results handling is currently done on each object as CustomData attached to the object.

BHoM Type	RAM Type	Default Axis	Notes	Implementation
NodeReaction	NotImplemented	Global		Read
NodeDisplacement	NotImplemented	Global		Read
BarForce	BarCustomData	Local		Read
BarDeformation	NotImplemented	-
BarStress	BarCustomData	Local		Read
BarStrain	BarCustomData	Local		Read
MeshResults	NotImplemented	-		Read
GlobalReactions		Global		Read
ModalDynamics	NotSupported	-		Read