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AutoDrafter - Allow Turn On/Off Layers

Some layers in autodrafter clog up the view of the drawing (e.g., member centerlines). It would be great if layers can be turned on/off within AutoDrafter Drawing Style Manager.
Guest 7 months ago in  0 Needs review

Update CANADA/NRC seismic load calculation

Currently the latest NBC in the STAAD seimsic load generator is 2010. The changes for 2015 NBC are essentially none, and 2020 NBC is coming into force soon as well. This should be a pretty easy fix
Noel Zimmer over 2 years ago in  3 Planned

For concrete design, DESIGN LOAD case should show to critical load case, regardless if minimum rebar is enough

When I model a concrete column in Staad.Pro, and perform the design, if the minimum rebar, lets say 1% is good enough for all load cases, the design load reported in the screen is the first load case. I understand because that rebar is OK for all ...
Saul Cuen about 1 month ago in  1 Planned

Inclusion of Steel Take off list & Member take off list in User Report

I have noticed that currently there is no option to include Steel take off & Member take off list while generating Report. I request that this option be included in future upgrade.
Pawan Waghmare 3 months ago in  6 Planned

Indicate of number of LOAD LIST ENVELOPE

As shown in the attached screenshot, the STAAD program does not display the load list envelope numbers, which causes inconvenience for users. Please improve this feature.
Guest 6 months ago in  3 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 1 year ago in  2 Needs review

Beam Orientation arrows - scale/size

In STAAD.Pro Advanced 2024, please add tool to adjust the scale (size) of the "Beam Orientation" arrows. it is impossible to distinguish from one member to another with the arrows so large.... this was an isolated view of a portion of a much large...
Jim Rudelich 8 months ago in  0 Needs review

Inclusion of updated IS code IS 1893 (part 4):2024 for design of steel structures

Changes in seismic design parameters or changes in class of Industrial structures in new code will lead to changes in seismic forces experienced by the structure. This may lead to different results than the one obtained from the old code (2015 ver...
Veeresh Dambal 7 months ago in  1 Future consideration

Immediate Steel Take Off

Add function to produce a steel take off immediately without having to run the full analysis.
Randy Killian almost 2 years ago in  5 Future consideration

Automatically generate Image Reports

Please add an option to generate an image report for every load case. The image report are showing how the forces are affecting the structure (see attached screenshots). Currently it is only possible to manually create a screenshot for each load c...
Michael Kikinzon over 2 years ago in  1 Needs review