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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    Direct Analysis Method with Tension-Only members

    Just as the title. To be able to analyze a structure with Tension-Only members using the Direct Analysis Method.
    Saul Cuen almost 3 years ago in  1 Future consideration

    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 5 months ago in  2 Future consideration

    EN1993-1-1 Eurocode 3 2005

    STAAD.Pro- software is using EN1993-1-1 Eurocode 3 2005, - this is not the latest version of this design code. How do we go about updating this in STAAD-Pro ? We need to be using the latest design code for compliance with our EN1090 fabrication wo...
    Guest about 2 years ago in  1 Future consideration

    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 over 1 year ago in  1 Future consideration

    One Cursor to select all objects

    It is highly inefficient to require the user to switch cursors for each selection in STAAD. STAAD shall identify the context of operation automatically, and select the object required. Users should be able to select nodes, beams, plates, loads, te...
    Sujaan Ahamed Fareed over 1 year ago in  2 Needs review

    Steel AutoDrafter: Customized Offset Distance

    Steel Auto-Drafter draws member releases with a 20mm offset by default. The user would like to set this offset distance to an arbitrary distance. Additionally, the user would like to set separate distances for each of the following members: ...
    Abhisek Mandal over 3 years ago in  6 Future consideration

    Add a Plate Force Envelope to "Results along a Line Command".

    When designing shear wall pier segments around an opening, it would be helpful to have an envelope of in-plane plate forces in addition to results for each combination. Selecting "envelope" from the load combinations does not change the values in ...
    Steven Vertner 5 months ago in  1 Needs review

    State the code basis for utilization ratio tables in reports

    In STAAD 2023, if a report is created and the Utilization Ratio table is included, a critical Clause is listed for each member. However, there is no indication in/above the table of which code, or code version, that the Clause pertains to. Please ...
    Steve Haymore over 1 year ago in  2 Future consideration

    Buckling Curve Selection for Axial + Bending and LTB:

    For the design of double angle sections, the software currently does not perform the design due to the inability to plot buckling curves. An option to manually select buckling curves for both cases should be provided to enable proper design of the...
    Rashmi Ramachandra 10 months ago in  0 Needs review

    Combined profile of a wide flange and channel as a single object

    For Inclusion of built up section in standard I section combination with Channel section on top flange, which is widely used for gantry girder.
    Guest over 2 years ago in  5 Already exists