STAAD.Pro Ideas Portal

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    Development of Direct Analysis Method in Chinese Standards GB50017-2017

    In accordance with current Chinese standards, develop and update the Direct Analysis Method similar to other comparable finite element software (including automatic application of overall imperfections, member imperfections, etc.). Inquiry company...
    Eileen Yin 4 months ago in  0 Needs review

    STAAD Analysis and Design Dialog Font Changed

    Users have reported that the font in the Analysis and Design dialogs of STAAD.Pro suddenly appears significantly larger and thicker, without any intentional change to: Windows display scaling Windows text size STAAD.Pro user or display setti...
    Abhisek Mandal 4 months ago in  0 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 almost 3 years ago in  7 Future consideration

    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 9 months ago in  2 Will not implement

    To be able to create groups/assemblies

    To be able to select certain members and group them (not as GROUP tool) like an assembly. Then, if any change needs to be perform in a member of the assembly, you isolate the assembly, change one, and then all the copies update also. I find this u...
    Saul Cuen 4 months ago in  1 Needs review

    Auto Wind load for roofing

    Implement a method to generate loading on roof structures as per the IS 875 part 3 wind load code using the Cpe method using the values in Table 8 / 9
    Sahil Shaikh about 4 years ago in  6 Future consideration

    Calculate section properties when adding new shape to database

    Two things here:Have the ability for STAAD (in the physical modeler) to calculate the section properties when entering a new shape into an existing database. For example, I'm adding a new hat channel into the AISI cold formed Profiles database. In...
    Ryan Freund about 4 years ago in  4 Future consideration

    Multiple External Response Spectra

    Currently STAAD.Pro supports the use of an external response spectra that can be used in multiple cases with different damping value, as defined in the help topic TR.32.10.1.1 Custom Response Spectrum Specification. However, this is limited to onl...
    Carlos Aguera 4 months ago in  0 Planned

    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 over 1 year ago in  0 Needs review

    OpenSTAAD function to create Enforced and EnforcedBut supports

    There are functions to create to Fixed and FixedBut supports but there are no functions to create Enforced and EnforcedBut supports. Is it possible to expose the OpenSTAAD functions for this purpose?
    Srinivasa Rao Masanam 9 months ago in  2 Future consideration