STAAD.Pro Ideas Portal

Welcome to the STAAD.Pro Ideas portal. The purpose of this site is to post ideas for enhancements and new features. We value your feedback and our team regularly reviews your suggestions for consideration in future releases.

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Case CS0747486 - FAILED Irregularity not Highlighted in STAAD Output

Any check which fails to comply the provisions of the relevant codes in Staad Analysis, if not highlighted in the output in a conspicuous manner and unfortunately overlooked by the user, could be fatal. While Staad output highlights the messages a...
Guest 1 day ago in  Needs review

Outdated announcement

Please find an attached file with explanation.
Guest 3 days ago in  Planned

Opfimize a steel structure under Eurocode 3

Please find an attached file. (includes addendum posted in a separate idea now closed)
Guest 4 days ago in  Needs review

Combine more then 1 load with moving load

In the STAAD currently we can only add one load case with that moving but there are many cases where user need to add more like dead and live both but there is only option to add one load so please add at least 2 or 3 load can be added
RAHUL BRIJPUIYA 7 days ago in  Already exists

Min/Max values of internal forces

In the Postprocessor, we have three basic options for viewing internal forces on members: All, Summary and Envelope. The Summary option gives one table, where the maximum and minimum axial forces, shear forces and moments are, for example, in memb...
Guest 14 days ago in  Will not implement

Adding measurement tool

The node‑to‑node distance tool in STAAD.Pro is quite basic and, in its current form, not particularly useful when distances need to be measured independently along the X, Y, and Z axes. Bentley already provides this functionality in some of its ot...
Guest 7 months ago in  Needs review

Add Seismic Load Definition for ASCE 7 Nonstructural Components

Many nonstructural components use structural steel frames, such as equipment supports and pipe supports. These are designed to AISC rules but use the ASCE 7 Chapter 13 seismic design force instead of the Chapter 12 Equivalent Lateral Force procedu...
Michael Wood 24 days ago in  Planned

OPENSTAAD ACCESS TO STANDARD SHAPE DATABASE

As of now the standard way to access to steel database is to the Legacy one or to the user table. There's no way to drive OpenStaad to the Standard database. This improvement would be highly welcome, Thanks Pierfranco Mocchetti
Guest 10 days ago in  Already exists

Inclusion of the newly released Indian Seismic Code IS 1893 (Part 1&5): 2025 in STAAD.Pro.

Since STAAD.Pro currently supports earlier IS 1893 versions, having the 2025 version integrated will be essential to ensure code-compliant analysis and safe design in India. The 2025 revision introduces major updates: A revised earthquake zone m...
Guest 8 months ago in  Planned

Request to Add “Reset to Default” Option for Plate Stress Contour Color Settings in STAAD

Dear STAAD Development Team, I would like to suggest an enhancement in STAAD for the Plate Stress Contour color settings available under Diagrams → Plate Stress Contour. Currently, users can manually modify the color sequence/order used for stress...
Guest about 1 month ago in  Future consideration