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STAAD.Pro Ideas Portal

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how to find forces for reinforcement calculation in a reinforced concrete slab

The raft foundation in STAAD.Pro has been loaded and the base pressure calculated. I am looking for guidelines on which internal forces should be considered to calculate the reinforcement in the slab. Is it possible to obtain the required reinforc...
Guest 3 months ago in  1 Needs review

OpenSTAAD function to retrieve member forces in global coordinate system

Is it possible to expose an OpenSTAAD function to retrieve member forces (at a specified member end) in the Global Coordinate System? I understand that there exists a function to retrieve the member forces in the Local Coordinate System and I agre...
Srinivasa Rao Masanam 3 months ago in  2 Will not implement

SJI JOIST MEMBER DESIGN

We propose the Joist Design member, because there is a way to use a joist Sji member but it doesnt desgin it, also considring bridging
Guest 7 months ago in  0 Needs review

The assigned moment connection shall also be seen in new window

The moment connection is seen is whole structure and if a new window is created the moment connection disappears. The moment connection shall be visible for a particular view in new window as well.
Guest 4 months ago in  1 Future consideration

Wind Loading on Tapered Sections

Dear Colleagues, // STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition - Version 22.12.00.142 // there was a situation where we had to find out the lateral forces due to wind on a light pole (tapered profile) and provide suitable support for the same. Wind was applied usi...
Dani Paul almost 3 years ago in  1 Future consideration

Update EN 1993-1-1 design code

Currently, EN 1993-1-1 provide in STAAD.Pro is 2005 edition. My request is to update the code to the latest edition, 2023.
Guest 11 months ago in  2 Future consideration

Modelling and Design of tapered channel

I Need to design lot of platforms with cantilever beams. Tapered channel is easy to fabricate in plate and most economical section for cantilever conditions. Hence I request you to include this options in the staad. Moreover, tapered I is already ...
Guest 11 months ago in  3 Needs review

Steel AutoDrafter Implementation Required

Dear Sir / Madam, Steel Auto Drafter is not giving beam presentation as per Releases provide in Analytical Modelling. Please check attached screenshot for your ready reference. Steel AutoDrafter drawings should be as per Release and Analytical mod...
Keyur Patel over 2 years ago in  7 Future consideration

IS 18168 : 2023 Earthquake Resistant Design and Detailing of Steel Buildings

It is new code introduced by IS Commitee for Steel Design. Those engineers working on STEEL Design across any industry will have to use all codal provisions suggested by IS8168. Accordingly STAAD Pro has to be upgraded.
Guest about 2 years ago in  3 Future consideration

Staad.Pro 2025 Serviceability Check include section from Mexican Tables

Serviceability check doesn't work when using sections from Mexican Tables or prismatic sections producing the error: "To use this tool the model should have section profiles and materials assigned to all members." When I change all my sections to ...
Saul Cuen 8 months ago in  1 Already exists