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Improve GUI and STAAD Editor operability

Please allow user to remove multilinear springs in GUI rather than going into the editor to remove 1 or 2 lines of text.
Guest about 1 month ago in  1 Future consideration

addition of new beams in existing group definition

currently if anyone need to add the beams in group definition, all the beams including existing added need to be selected. if new beams can be added without selecting existing beams, it will be easier
Guest about 2 months ago in  1 Future consideration

Multiple design parameters results in post processing window for Indian code IS 800-2007 is requested.

This will reduce the tedious process of turning on and off each design parameter from editor file and then running the full input file again multiple times. If this can be implemented for AISC-360 then it shall be implemented for other codes also.
Guest 2 months ago in  1 Future consideration

OpenSTAAD Function to Renumber Node

We request to at the OpenSTAAD function to renumber Nodes just like we do with beams.
Kanagarasu Kandasamy 2 months ago in  1 Future consideration

OpenSTAAD function to extract the Beam Forces summary table for the selected beams

Hi, Typically, to get end forces to design the connection for a certain beam size, a group is created and the bounding beam forces for the group are extracted using the "Beam Results - Beam Forces - Summary table" using the "Results Setup - Range ...
Tom Pallister 2 months ago in  1 Future consideration

Add load to the node/beam/element group using OpenSTAAD

Hi, I have an OpenSTAAD program that generates groups and that applies loads to the elements/beams/nodes in those groups. However I'd like to apply the load to the group directly using openSTAAD as you can in the STAAD Command File? What I want to...
Tom Pallister 2 months ago in  1 Future consideration

Annotate Plate Stresses (Mx, My, Mxy, SQx, SQy)

Within the Annotation Menu, could you include Plates Stresses & Nodal Forces ? This will be very useful to display specific plate /nodal results during compilation of Structural reports. Given that the contours only show a range of values. Thi...
Ola Joda 3 months ago in  2 Future consideration

Implement unity check of capacity for aluminum members according EN 1999-1-1

It should work similarly to code checking steel members according to EN 1993-1-1. It would benefit everyone designing aluminum structures due to highly corrosive environments and/or weight restrictions.
Guest 3 months ago in  1 Future consideration

Added functionality of new Effective Length Calculator

I am liking this new calculator it super cool. But I have two ideas to build on it 1) The training video that Bentley created to demonstrate this calculator had the demonstrator use the calculator and then open up the input file to delete out the ...
Dallin STRONG 3 months ago in  2 Future consideration

Time History in multiple load case for blast loads

For Blast loads in some cases we have to apply blast load in all the direction i.e x and z in different load cases. presently the time history load is possible only in one load case. Time history should be allowed to be added in mutiple load cases
Ashok K 3 months ago in  2 Future consideration