STAAD.Pro Ideas Portal

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OpenSTAAD Function to Delete/Remove Existing Design Brief(s)

There exists a function to create a new design brief OSDesignUI::CreateDesingBrief(). However, there is no function to remove/delete existing design brief(s). Please review and consider adding this function.
Srinivasa Rao Masanam 4 months ago in  3 Future consideration

Enable view of in-plane bending moment for each wall plate in masonry & concrete shear walls.

Currently I need to cut a line or plane at the base of a masonry shear wall in order to determine the in-plane bending moment. However, that effort produces the total moment for the entire cut. It would be more convenient if I could just click on ...
Guest about 2 months ago in  2 Needs review

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 suppo...
Guest 10 months ago in  1 Already exists

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 10 months ago in  3 Future consideration

Add feature of modelling of chequered plates and grating in staad pro CE

In a multistorey steel structure, chequered plates and grating are widely used (as like slab used in RCDC) building, there is an option of modelling RCC slab in staad pro,like parametric modelling option,plate element option etc, but there isn't a...
Sahil Shaikh 4 months ago in  1 Already exists

addition of new beams in existing group definition

currently if anyone need to add the beams in group definition, all the beams including existing added need to be selected. if new beams can be added without selecting existing beams, it will be easier
Guest 2 months ago in  1 Future consideration

Highlight the beam when UDL selected

In load data page when you select any specific UDL or point load, then the UDL or point load associated beam and node shall be auto selected or highlighted. this will help to identify if load applied is at right location or not
Guest 2 months ago in  1 Will not implement

Steel AutoDrafter: Customized Offset Distance

Steel Auto-Drafter draws member releases with a 20mm offset by default. The user would like to set this offset distance to an arbitrary distance. Additionally, the user would like to set separate distances for each of the following members: ...
Abhisek Mandal over 1 year ago in  6 Future consideration

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 10 months ago in  2 Future consideration

Hide Selected Object

it is a very useful option when you are trying to hide some selected entity for better view. HIDE SELECTED OBJECT rather than using invert Selection and other ways.
Guest 4 months ago in  1 Already exists