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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    Particular Cases for Validation and Calculation of Ly and Lz Lengths in STAAD.Pro

    We have noticed that, under certain configurations, the “Effective Length Calculator” tool in STAAD.Pro may yield results that are not conservative, which poses a risk to the structural safety of the project. Allowing users to validate and manuall...
    ANNY VILLEGAS 6 months ago in  1 Future consideration

    Automatic Linking of Connections in Connection Designer with Steel AutoDrafter

    I would like to suggest a significant improvement to the software. Currently, marking each connection one by one in engineering drawings is time-consuming and prone to errors. It would be extremely useful to link the connections generated in Conne...
    ANNY VILLEGAS 9 months ago in  2 Future consideration

    Request for Function Creation in OpenSTAAD to Modify Response Spectrum Direction in X, Y, and Z

    Request for Function Creation in OpenSTAAD to Modify Response Spectrum Direction in X, Y, and Z We are working with OpenSTAAD and need to programmatically modify the response spectrum direction values in X, Y, and Z. In the attached image, the val...
    ANNY VILLEGAS 9 months ago in  3 Future consideration

    Incorporation of Images in the Input Data for the "Connection Design" Module of STAAD Pro

    We would like to propose the incorporation of an image in the input data that shows the selection in the structure of the connections being calculated. This functionality would apply to the calculation reports exported by the "Connection Design" m...
    ANNY VILLEGAS 9 months ago in  1 Future consideration

    NSCP 2022 Philippines Seismic Load(similar to ASCE 7-10) addition

    Requesting to add NSCP 2022 Philippines Seismic Load(similar to ASCE 7-10) addition to STAAD.Pro. Xstructures can provide all formula and technical documentation
    Guest about 2 years ago in  4 Future consideration

    For implementation of code IS 802: PART 4: 2023 ## Lattice Switchyards structures

    As of now, STAAD. Pro supports the older version of IS 802, specifically IS 802:1995, for the design of steel structures such as gantry structures and equipment support structures The updated version, IS 802:2023, which includes revised load facto...
    Richa Tiwari 6 months ago in  2 Future consideration

    Add latest US Aluminum Design Code

    STAAD.Pro has offered aluminum design and ASD code checking for many years based on the 1994 Aluminum Design Manual. Since that publication was issued 26 years ago, there have been five subsequent versions released in 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2...
    Steve Haymore over 3 years ago in  7 Future consideration

    Accidental Torsion under Seismic Loads:

    Currently, accidental torsion analysis is only supported when using the Standard response spectrum excluding Eurocode, which needs to be specified. The functionality is not available for Custom spectra, which is a critical limitation that needs to...
    Rashmi Ramachandra 6 months ago in  1 Future consideration

    Make it easier to see the full design of individually selected steel members

    Create a default way to see the design of one or multiple selected steel beams. Once I select code and "design all". I would like to be able to click on one or more beams and instantly have a button to view the full design input and output. I beli...
    Ryan Freund over 3 years ago in  4 Future consideration

    Provide option to Rename the Group

    Sometimes, during the initial stages, we may assign a group name—say, XYZ—but later someone might want to change that group name. There should be an option to rename the group without opening the STAAD editor file.
    RAHUL BRIJPUIYA 3 months ago in  1 Future consideration