STAAD.Pro Ideas Portal

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    Remove List size limit from the application

    Currently there is a limitation in the application, where the list size is checked against a threshold defined in the INI file (currently set to 280 as default). If the list exceeds this limit, the command is split onto the next line and multiple ...
    Abhisek Mandal 23 days ago in  0 Needs review

    Update code from API RP2A 21st Edition currently used in STAAD PRO to API RP2A 22nd Edition

    API RP2A 21st edition is an old, superseded code. API RP2A 21st edition is NOT accepted by our Clients as a steel design code check for tubular members. API RP2A 22nd edition is accepted by our Clients. It would be straight forward for STAAD to up...
    Guest 5 months ago in  1 Future consideration

    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 about 2 months ago in  1 Future consideration

    USER TABLE FOR STAR SECTIONS / PLUS i PROFILES SIMILAR TO WIDE FLANGE SECTIONS

    Star Angle configurations are widely used in industrial structures where significant Moment of Inertia is required in both axes. Enable a "User Property to Table" option for Star Sections similar to the existing Wide Flange/I-Section templates.
    A SHANTHA DEVI about 1 month ago in  0 Needs review

    ERROR RESULT DISPLAY NOT WORKING EFFECIENTLY.

    Current Problem: In large-scale models, the output file generates a significant volume of data. Currently, Errors are clubbed together with Warnings and Notes/Messages in a single list. When dealing with complex structures, it is extremely difficu...
    A SHANTHA DEVI about 1 month ago in  0 Needs review

    DISPLAY OF STEEL FY IN PROPERTY TAB

    When using IS800:1984 (WSM), the Yield Stress (FY) is correctly published and displayed in the Property Tab when clicking on an individual member. However, when performing LSM as per IS800:2007, this information is no longer available in the Membe...
    A SHANTHA DEVI about 1 month ago in  0 Needs review

    WIDTH MAX AND WIDTH MIN SIMILAR TO DMAX AND DMIN

    Enable member selection based on width criteria in addition to the existing depth criteria. Introduce new design parameters (e.g., BMAX and BMIN) that allow the software to filter the sections that meet both depth and width constraints simultane...
    A SHANTHA DEVI about 1 month ago in  0 Needs review

    Please include IS 18168:2023 provisions in immediate upcoming version of Staad Pro.

    For LRFS systems add checks for plastic sections as per table2 for each of the component, column beam strength ratios as per section 8.2 at different levels by considering actual Pu/Pd ratios etc & other relevant clauses.
    Guest about 1 month ago in  1 Planned

    Add Basic arithmetic operation in move or insert node

    In software like ETABS, you can add or subtract while moving or adding a new beam, but as of now, STAAD does not have this facility. To do this, the user needs a calculator for such tasks. If STAAD had this feature, it would save time and effort a...
    Rahul Brijpuriya 2 months ago in  3 Needs review

    back to back cold rolled channel with lips design using BS 5950

    Hi I am doing lots of unistrut sections where we have special channels, back to back channel, box sections, which I can add in to cold rolled section library using section wizard. However, I can not design back to back channel with lips using BS 5...
    Pareshkumar Shah 28 days ago in  0 Needs review