STAAD.Pro Ideas Portal

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    Repeat the node/beam/plate and loadcase number on each line of the result tables

    -In order to easily sort the results in Excel when importing a Result table, it would be a lot more helpful to repeat the node number on each row of the Support Reactions table & Displacements table. -Same comment for the beam number and L/C o...
    Sébastien Julien over 2 years ago in  1 Future consideration

    Automatic combinations should only include notional loads in the direction of the main lateral load

    Hello, There’s no point in applying the notional load against other lateral loads. In STAAD, it’s possible that the Load Combination where automatically generated so the notional loads are generated for all directions even if they countermeasure t...
    Jacques ARNOLD about 2 years ago in  2 Needs review

    Separate Equal and unequal angle for in angle section

    In most projects, equal angle sections are commonly used. However, the current section database includes a combined list of both equal and unequal angle sections under the same category. To improve workflow efficiency, we request that these be sep...
    RAHUL BRIJPUIYA 7 months ago in  4 Already exists

    Table providing summary of slenderness ratio's of structural steel members

    Helps in assessing the actual slenderness ratio of each member.Also, such table can be used to upgrade to next size for better load carrying capacity.
    Sreekanth Nuthanapati about 2 years ago in  1 Will not implement

    [OpenStaad] Add a Design.DeleteDesignCommand function in open staad.

    Currently, using the Design.AssignDesignCommand function to add a design command like "CODE CHECK" is ideal only for one execution using VBA. If you execute the code multiple times, the "CODE CHECK' command is added to the command equal to the num...
    Neptali Barte 7 months ago in  1 Future consideration

    Why isn't there a Eurocode Wind Definitions?

    STAAD Pro is used throughout Europe and provides in-depth code checks for most structural analysis. Wouldn't it be a good idea to include the wind parameters from EC3 1-4 in the Wind Definitions rather than only include american, indian, chinese a...
    Guest 7 months ago in  1 Future consideration

    Add built-in Protect feature for the model

    Sometimes we have to share our models to clients/vendors, and we wish to set a layer of protection on the staad file, such as a password that the user have to enter everytime they try to launch the file. I think it helps to protect corporate and p...
    Guest 7 months ago in  3 Future consideration

    Provide wind generation on Fireproof Members

    STAAD does not consider the additional width of the fireproofed members; producing underestimated wind generated loads for open structures like piperacks. Please include this feature as this would make several of my colleagues happy.
    Guest about 6 years ago in  5 Future consideration

    Add NZS 1170.5 code to Seismic Codes in STAAD

    STAAD does not have NZS 1170.5 in its Seismic Codes. Users in ANZ uses custom spectrum and factored it up to match the base shear. Adding this code will help the users in ANZ work directly with the NZ code and thus speed up their productivity. Use...
    Rudra Lahiri over 3 years ago in  1 Future consideration

    Add Back to back properties of CF member

    Kindly add the back-to-back properties of Lysaght C section (combinedly it becomes I- section) ,it is widely used in cold form structures.
    Prashant Patil about 2 years ago in  1 Future consideration