I Need to design lot of platforms with cantilever beams. Tapered channel is easy to fabricate in plate and most economical section for cantilever conditions. Hence I request you to include this options in the staad. Moreover, tapered I is already ...
Provision of Effective Elastic Section Modules, Plastic Section Modules and beta values in output file while calculating bending capacity of slender member as per IS: 800-2007 (LSD)
In general, Most of PEB companies design the web as Slender members if the project location is in low seismic region. In such cases when we give the design report to consultant for approval, we get comment that web area is considered in calculatin...
Inclusion of SS EN 1998-1 Seismic Action & Accidental Torsion
Application of seismic action (including accidental torsion) for structure in Singapore using EN 1998-1 is cumbersome. Request to include this code in future development.
Update STAAD Connection Design reports to docx format output
Currently, the reports from STAAD Connection Design are stored in .doc format which is outdated. Please update this to the current format supported by word.
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.
about 3 years ago
in STAAD.Pro
10
Future consideration
AutoDrafter - Do not show "Rigid" Member Symbol if member is a free end
AutoDrafter currently shows a rigid member symbol when a member has a free end with no other members connecting to that location. It would be great to remove these redundant symbols
AutoDrafter - Allow Option to Remove Member/Connection Type Legend
Member/Connection Type symbols sometimes crowd a drawing too much, or is too long (e.g., when dealing with Tee members taken by halfing a wide-flange section). It would be nice for an option within the Drawing Style Manager to activate/deactivate ...
AutoDrafter - Allow Manual Assignment of Member/Connection Type
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').