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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    AutoDrafter - Save as PDF

    Please allow option to save drawings from AutoDrafter to PDF.
    Guest 10 months ago in  0 Needs review

    AutoDrafter - Allow Base Plate Plan

    There is currently no way to create a base plate plan in AutoDrafter. Please add it.
    Guest 10 months ago in  0 Needs review

    IS 18168 : 2023 Earthquake Resistant Design and Detailing of Steel Buildings

    It is new code introduced by IS Commitee for Steel Design. Those engineers working on STEEL Design across any industry will have to use all codal provisions suggested by IS8168. Accordingly STAAD Pro has to be upgraded.
    Guest about 2 years ago in  3 Future consideration

    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 about 2 years ago in  1 Future consideration

    In wind load generator, please incorporate wind load in other directions such as X & Z. Also, wind load on roof truss & corners needs to be incorporated.

    There is no way to add wind load in other direction in case of unclad building. For example : - staad taking load case only in one direction i.e. +X, whenever I try to add another case in z direction, previous case gets deleted automatically. So, ...
    Shubhankar Chatterjee over 2 years ago in  3 Future consideration

    Direct Analysis Method with Tension-Only members

    Just as the title. To be able to analyze a structure with Tension-Only members using the Direct Analysis Method.
    Saul Cuen over 2 years ago in  1 Future consideration

    Moving Load Moving in Global Vertical Direction

    The ability to apply horizontal moving loads that move in the vertical direction (up a column) (e.g. elevator loads on a column).
    Jeremy Jacobs almost 3 years ago in  3 Future consideration

    New staad module for all types of tank design

    All professional, practicing engineers would benefitted. One click analysis and one click reinforcements design of any types of tank UG/elevated of any shapes like RCDC.
    Sahil Shaikh over 3 years ago in  4 Already exists

    Add the ability to add wind loads to plate elements

    It would be nice to be able to apply wind loads on plate elements. Especially given that there is a wind load definition specifically for tanks, but no way to model that tank other than plate elements. The alternatives are a cumbersome to implemen...
    Dallin STRONG about 4 years ago in  2 Future consideration

    b/tf and d/tw ratio to be reported in Staad Output for Built up sections

    For the Rolled sections, it is easy to know the b/t and d/t values. However, for Built up sections, it is bit tricky. Staad Output file directly reports the Section classification. It would give more clarity during member Optimization if these val...
    Guest 4 months ago in  2 Needs review