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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 about 1 month ago in  0 Needs review

Separate Ice Load From Member Weight

To correctly use the ASCE 7 load combinations including atmospheric ice, the ice load (Di) needs to be separate from the member self weight. As STAAD does not include an ice load generation tool, fireproofing can be used to apply ice loads to memb...
Guest about 2 months ago in  0 Needs review

Beam local axis symbol, scaling

After being introduced to StaadPRO, the one fundamental thing that I can't believe is not implemented is scaling of local beam axis symbols. It's at times almost impossible to find out the local axis of the beams in the graphic area, and this is v...
Oyvind Fredriksen about 2 months ago in  0 Needs review

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 8 months ago in  0 Needs review

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

Add flexible / Semi rigid Diaphragm

Currently only rigid diaphragm option exists in Staad, we need to account for flexible diaphragms.
Rashmi Ramachandra 5 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 5 months ago in  2 Needs review

Request to Correct Default Seismic Zone Factor for Cuddalore, Tamilnadu, India in STAAD.Pro as per IS 1893 - Part 1 - 2016

Hello STAAD.Pro Team, While generating Seismic Definitions, the software automatically assigns the Zone Factor for Cuddalore, Tamilnadu, India as 0.16. This value is not aligned with local seismic requirements and also with IS 1893 - Part 1 - 2016...
Guest about 2 months ago in  0 Needs review

Staad.Pro 2025 Serviceability Check include section from Mexican Tables

Serviceability check doesn't work when using sections from Mexican Tables or prismatic sections producing the error: "To use this tool the model should have section profiles and materials assigned to all members." When I change all my sections to ...
Saul Cuen 3 months ago in  1 Already exists

Drift Parameters in Russian Steel Codes

If there is no particular reason why the Russian steel design codes(SP 16.13330) do not provide parameters for drift verification (such as CAN in AISC), I would like to formally request that they be added.
Guest about 2 months ago in  4 Will not implement