STAAD.Pro Ideas Portal

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AutoDrafter - Allow Manual Assignment of Member/Connection Type

AutoDrafter appears to have some automated rules that are not perfect; would be nice to be able to override Member/Connection Type within AutoDrafter (e.g., select a column member, right click, modify properties, change 'Member Type').
Guest about 1 month ago in  0 Needs review

Add possibility to include B1 factor in Code checking Parameters with AISC 360 First Order Method

As per actual possibility provided by AISC 360, it is possible to perform design with Direct Analysis Method but also Effective Length Method and First Order method. In some case it is useful to do analysis with First order method (Dynamic Seismic...
Jean Gorsse about 2 months ago in  0 Needs review

Open STAAD function for changing a existing tapper property

Please add one open STAAD function in which we can edit existing tapper property it will same much time
Arjun Prabhu Masure 5 months ago in  1 Needs review

Convert beams to shells for FEA

It would be great to be able to mesh a STAAD stick model using the assigned profiles (i.e. having the software replace the beam with a set of plates to match the flange/web sizes and thicknesses) in order to do some high level finite element analy...
Guest 5 months ago in  3 Needs review

5% accidental eccentricity as per Eurocode 1998:2004, using response spectra method

The accidental eccentricity in staad pro. as per Eurocode 1998:2004, while analyzing the structure for seismic loads using response spectra method.
Guest 8 months ago in  1 Future consideration

Integration OpenSTAAD with python

I consider that the way of using openstaad with VBA is somewhat tedious due to the characteristics of that programming language, therefore, my idea is to propose an openstaad repository but focused on python, which, in my opinion, would facilitate...
Guest 9 months ago in  1 Already exists

Automatic Plate Meshing

Set parameters and have the program create a plate mesh automatically for finite element analysis.
Guest 12 months ago in  5 Already exists

STAAD PRO TO 3D PDF

There should be a way to convert STAAD model to 3D pdf. It will become easy for designers to hover over the model and get clear view of the geometry while modelling in 3D softwares. Inspite of inputs provided, they will have access to 3D pdf where...
Guest about 1 year ago in  4 Already exists

Include the moving load possibility in physical model

No description provided
Guest about 1 year ago in  3 Needs review

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 about 1 year ago in  1 Future consideration