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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    Adding measurement tool

    The node‑to‑node distance tool in STAAD.Pro is quite basic and, in its current form, not particularly useful when distances need to be measured independently along the X, Y, and Z axes. Bentley already provides this functionality in some of its ot...
    Guest about 1 month ago in  0 Needs review

    Query dialog Taper profiles

    For a tapered " I " section, web thickness is not shown properly. Image is attached for the same. Instead of web thickness it shows web depth only. Ref Feature (PBI) #997360
    Guest 4 days ago in  0 Needs review

    Inclusion of the newly released Indian Seismic Code IS 1893 (Part 1&5): 2025 in STAAD.Pro.

    Since STAAD.Pro currently supports earlier IS 1893 versions, having the 2025 version integrated will be essential to ensure code-compliant analysis and safe design in India. The 2025 revision introduces major updates: A revised earthquake zone m...
    Guest 3 months ago in  3 Planned

    Update feature for design of composite column and Beam to IS 11384:2022

    Using two materials in beam or column sections enhances structural performance and allows for reduced member sizes. Composite sections exhibit lower deflections under lateral loads such as wind or seismic forces, resulting in reduced damage. Addit...
    Guest 2 months ago in  2 Planned

    Implementation of IS18168 for steel design in STAAD Pro

    Latest code released in 2023 for designing of steel members is STILL not available in STAAD.Pro. This has already been implemented in MIDAS.
    View Dosi 9 months ago in  0 Needs review

    Issue hiding "Print Current View" header

    In STAAD.Pro CE and earlier versions, the model view could be printed or previewed using the configured Reports settings through a convenient shortcut available by right-clicking on the model view. However, starting with V23, this shortcut no long...
    Ranjana Shinde 6 days ago in  0 Needs review

    When design fails, to be able to change section without losing analysis

    Staad.Pro has tools to select member sections, but even those are not optimum, and custom selection of a member section by hand may be more precise. But changing by hand and re-analyzing all the structure is very time consuming. The idea is to be ...
    Saul Cuen 26 days ago in  1 Future consideration

    Replace the Indian Section list based on the IS 808

    As stated in case CS0627780, STAAD.Pro is currently using a section list based on the older version of the standard, IS 808:1989. However, this code has been superseded by the updated version, IS 808:2021. There are significant differences in sect...
    RAHUL BRIJPUIYA 24 days ago in  4 Planned

    Preserve Analysis Results for Non-Structural Command File Changes

    Description: Currently, STAAD deletes all analysis results whenever the command file is modified, even for changes that do not affect the structural analysis—such as adding comments, defining groups, or creating envelopes. This forces users to rer...
    Brett Wyman 3 months ago in  2 Future consideration

    updated versions of IS 1893 Part - 1 & IS 1893 Part – 4 to be made available for STAAD.Pro Users in India

    Updated versions of IS 1893 Part - 1 & IS 1893 Part – 4 to be made available for STAAD.Pro Users in India
    Guest 3 months ago in  3 Planned