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STAAD.Pro Ideas Portal

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Shape Editor sections missing rounded edges

Version 24.00.00.577 (not in drop down above). When placing library sections, the sections have square corners where they should be rounded. This causes the properties to be incorrect. This worked correctly in Section Wizard before. Is there some ...
Randy Killian about 1 year ago in  0 Needs review

Add tapered rectangular tube section 

Add tapered rectangular tube section  Extend the current tapered tube definition to allow for the specification and analysis of tapered rectangular tube profiles (i..e where the length of the two side dimensions differs). Currently STAAD.Pro ...
Guest about 3 years ago in  1 Already exists

Can we transfer maximum thermal load ( thermal 1, thermal 2, thermal 3) from autoPIPE pipelink to STAAD.Pro.

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Silroy D'sa over 1 year ago in  0 Needs review

Staad Pro does not include Seismic load NBCC 2015

Dear All, I highly recommend to include calculation of seismic load using NBCC 2015. I see it as a big gap in Staad Pro not to include Seismic loading using NBCC 2015 Thanks a lot
Guest over 5 years ago in  1 Future consideration

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 over 2 years ago in  1 Future consideration

To customize formula or coefficient for Live Load reduction

Now, Staad.Pro includes the option of Reducible Live Load by UBC/IBC. But the formula included is 16-23 instead of 16-22. Also, Staad uses equation 16-23 for load type Live and type Roof Live, instead of using section 1607.11 for Roof Live and equ...
Saul Cuen about 3 years ago in  2 Future consideration

Generate response spectrum compatible time history from a reference earthquake time record

Generate response spectrum compatible time history from a reference earthquake time record. Some codes like ASCE 4 require running time history analysis based on a design spectrum and a reference earthquake. Note that SAP2000 can do this.
Karim Rinawi 8 months ago in  1 Needs review

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 about 3 years ago in  1 Future consideration

Getting Ratio of the design calculation by OpenStaad API

There is no command to get the design calculation results in OpenStaad and I would like you to provide it.
Hidetaka Kaida about 3 years ago in  5 Future consideration

Steel structure optimization for tapered sections and built-up section

Optimization of steel structure in staad pro as per (Indian code like IS-800 _2007, IS-801 etc. has many limitations till now. It has to be resolved earlier, Some of limitations are ~ optimization for tapered sections not supported by staad ~ opti...
Sahil Shaikh over 2 years ago in  1 Needs review