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...

In the plant engineering industry, it is a common practice to submit deliverables such as drawings and calculation reports in multiple stages (e.g., 1st, 2nd, 3rd submissions). During each stage, it is also standard to update calculations to refle...

For Providing a Steel Box section with different Flange and web thickness , we have to make the section in Section Wizard which is time consuming during Optimization and also 3D visualisation is not there. If the feature similar to Tube in User pr...

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...

Latest code released in 2023 for designing of steel members is STILL not available in STAAD.Pro. This has already been implemented in MIDAS.

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...

Section 12.3 of ASCE 7 - 22 states that unless a diaphragm can be idealized as either flexible or rigid, structural analysis should explicitly include consideration of the stiffness of the diaphragm (i.e. semirigid modeling). I am publishing an ar...

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.

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...

Dear Bentley Team, I am writing to request the implementation of the following features in STAAD Foundation Advanced 2024 to significantly improve the isolated footing modeling workflow: Direct Subgrade Modulus Assignment: Enable the direct assign...