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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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Algerian Seismic Codes RPA 2024 in Staad Pro

Could you please add Algerian Seismic Codes RPA 2024 (newly released) in Staad Pro for Seismic load generation.
Guest 23 days ago in  1 Needs review

Add possibility to include B1 factor in Code checking Parameters with AISC 360 First Order Method

As per actual possibility provided by AISC 360, it is possible to perform design with Direct Analysis Method but also Effective Length Method and First Order method. In some case it is useful to do analysis with First order method (Dynamic Seismic...
Jean Gorsse 11 months ago in  0 Needs review

Provision of Effective Elastic Section Modules, Plastic Section Modules and beta values in output file while calculating bending capacity of slender member as per IS: 800-2007 (LSD)

In general, Most of PEB companies design the web as Slender members if the project location is in low seismic region. In such cases when we give the design report to consultant for approval, we get comment that web area is considered in calculatin...
vijay krishna 11 months ago in  0 Needs review

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

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

Tapered bracket cantilever design

In design of buildings sometimes we need to takeup tapered bracket or counterbalance supported tapered cantilever cross section At the moment we can not design tapering cross section in staad pro connection edition
Guest about 3 years ago in  1 Needs review

Applying Eurocode Wind and Seismic Loads in STAAD.Pro

STAAD.Pro already supports Eurocode for steel and concrete design, but it still doesn’t have automatic wind and seismic load generation according to Eurocode. Why is this feature missing, and when can we expect Bentley to add it? With so many Euro...
Guest 4 months ago in  0 Needs review

Add flexible / Semi rigid Diaphragm

Currently only rigid diaphragm option exists in Staad, we need to account for flexible diaphragms.
Rashmi Ramachandra 7 months ago in  1 Needs review

Story Shear for Wind and Seismic Loads:

At present, only storey drift & displacements are reported. There is a need to include storey shear values for both the X and Z directions to support comprehensive analysis.- There is an enhancement request already in place for this. For Euroc...
Rashmi Ramachandra 7 months ago in  2 Needs review

Modelling and Design of tapered channel

I Need to design lot of platforms with cantilever beams. Tapered channel is easy to fabricate in plate and most economical section for cantilever conditions. Hence I request you to include this options in the staad. Moreover, tapered I is already ...
Guest 9 months ago in  3 Needs review