Please add support for OpenBuildings Designer being able to open drawings from AutoDrafter.

AutoDrafter appears to have some automated rules that are not perfect; would be nice to be able to override Member/Connection Type within AutoDrafter (e.g., select a column member, right click, modify properties, change 'Member Type').

At present member releases shown as circles at beam ends, makes the view a bit congested with node numbers ON, which makes it difficult to cross verify the DJ1 & DJ2 parameters. if we have an option to scale down the circle (or) introduce a 't...

Currently, using the Design.AssignDesignCommand function to add a design command like "CODE CHECK" is ideal only for one execution using VBA. If you execute the code multiple times, the "CODE CHECK' command is added to the command equal to the num...

STAAD Pro is used throughout Europe and provides in-depth code checks for most structural analysis. Wouldn't it be a good idea to include the wind parameters from EC3 1-4 in the Wind Definitions rather than only include american, indian, chinese a...

Sometimes we have to share our models to clients/vendors, and we wish to set a layer of protection on the staad file, such as a password that the user have to enter everytime they try to launch the file. I think it helps to protect corporate and p...

As per actual possibility provided by AISC 360, it is possible to perform design with Direct Analysis Method but also Effective Length Method and First Order method. In some case it is useful to do analysis with First order method (Dynamic Seismic...

WHILE CREATING A LATTICE FRAME WE NEED TO OPT FOR TWO ANGLES APART FRONT TO FRONT, BUT AS OFF NOW STAAD ONLY PROVIDES DOUBLE ANGLE WITH BACK TO BACK CONFIGURATION AND NOT FRONT TO FRONT, THUS IT IS REQUESTED TO ADD UP DOUBLE ANGLE SECTION WITH FRO...

There is a new code for Stainless Steel that has been published by AISC. It would be nice to incorporate the code checks for AISC 370 for materials that have been selected as stainless steel.

Analysis & Design option for Self supporting roofing sheet recommended by RDSO , GOI .........Proflex company MNC is majorly manufacturing those roofing sheets........ The irregular shape of sheet is difficult to model & analyse in staad p...