Enhanced Beam End Force Filtering for Beam‑Node Ranges and Groups

When reviewing beam end forces in STAAD, the Results Setup dialog does not behave intuitively when the range is defined by node number. For example, in a simple 3‑span line model, if I want to review the shear on the RHS of the second support (Beam 2 Node 2), selecting Node 2 as the range returns no Beam Results. Even if no specific beam is selected, I believe STAAD should still report beam forces for all members framing into the specified node(s).

If I instead define the range by Beam 2, STAAD correctly returns beam end forces for both ends of that member (Nodes 2 and 3). This works for small models as I can simply ignore the results for Node 3, but becomes impractical for larger systems. For example, in a grillage where I need to review shear on the RHS of all members along a line of supports. Grouping would be the natural solution, but current Group definitions only allow grouping by Nodes or Beams. There is no way to group specific Beam‑Node combinations.

Proposed enhancement:

Expand STAAD’s Group definitions and Beam End Force reporting to support the following cases:

• Beam End Forces for Node Range

  • Return beam end forces for all members connected to the specified node(s).

• Beam‑Node Group Definition

  • Allow groups to contain explicit beam‑node pairs.

• Beam End Forces for Beam-Node Range

  • Allow users to request results for a specific beam‑node pair (e.g., Beam 2 at Node 2).