Significant improvements to the "Connection Design" module of STAAD Pro are requested to enhance safety and efficiency in the design of base plate connections. This would be achieved through: Advanced Concrete Verifications: Implement comprehensiv...

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...

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...

Implement a function in STAAD Foundation Advanced (SFA) v24 that allows, as it was done in previous versions of the software: Automatically generate detailed metric computations for the designed foundations. Include the "Excavation" item with the ...

Problem Description: STAAD Foundation Advanced version 24(SFA) imposes an eccentricity limit of 300 mm in both directions when designing combined footings. This restriction limits the ability to accurately model combined footings with eccentriciti...

The current Report Builder lacks the ability to filter tables individually and customly to display specific data from different load combinations (such as seismic or wind). The "Filter" button applies filters globally to all tables, and the option...

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...

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.

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...