STAAD.Pro Ideas Portal

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Moving Loads Acting in Horizontal Directions

Provide the ability to have horizontal moving loads in addition to the vertical loads. For example, ASCE 7 requires cranes to be designed for vertical loads and horizontal loads. It would be great if STAAD had the ability to have both the vertical...
Jeremy Jacobs over 1 year ago in  3 Future consideration

HAT SECTION WITH LIPS

Kindly make provision for Hat section with Lips( straight lip and inclined lip) in the section database. Please make it such a way that if we enter the depth, width, thickness and give "generate" and all the properties gets generated automatically...
browin david almost 2 years ago in  4 Future consideration

Waffle /Grid slab and flat slab

Heavy loaded structures...
Sahil Shaikh about 2 years ago in  3 Future consideration

CONCRETE BEAM WITH A HOLE IN STAAD PRO

As we know in R.C structures we may need to provide holes in beam for service purposes. I am here attaching a book showing examples on the design of beams with holes. [View:/cfs-file/__key/telligent-ideas/03d5f738-7ee6-4ff2-9384-201f3d5dd0d9/Concr...
Joseph Lucas Magare almost 3 years ago in  1 Future consideration

Add ability to show "Colour by Utilization Ratio" for 3D view in post processing workflow

It would be good to have a 3D view in post processing with colours of the beam as defined with a UR value. It is possible to have this with beam view now, but would be good if we have it for 3D view like SACS have. (as shown below for example).
Guest about 2 months ago in  2 Needs review

Allow an option to include Failed Member list in the report even when there are no failed members

In the new 2023 version, the new report builder doesn't allow you to include the failed member list when there aren't any failed members. v22 did allow for that and would report there are no failed members. Which was an easy concise way of saying ...
Dallin STRONG 12 months ago in  1 Future consideration

Staad Pro Structure Wizard (StWizard) - Pan & Zoom

For the Structure Wizard in the Analytical workflow:- Mouse Zoom behavior could be aligned with that of the STAAD interface (in STAAD - scroll up is zoom-in and scroll down is zoom-out) Pan by mouse could be advantageous, so is exiting the PAN mod...
Dani Paul about 1 year ago in  2 Will not implement

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 over 1 year ago in  1 Already exists

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...
Guest over 1 year ago in  2 Future consideration

Add grid lines

Grid lines are already included when using Auto Drafter. That idea could be very useful in GUI.
Guest over 1 year ago in  3 Future consideration