STAAD Select by Namehttps://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/207794/staad-select-by-nameIs there a way to name plates in STAAD then select by name? Similar question for any element? Or would you just need to create groups? Can you create a group for plates? I suppose for plates if you use parametric models then you can name them. What abouten-USTelligent Community 12RE: STAAD Select by Namehttps://communities.bentley.com/thread/626814?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 28 Dec 2020 10:56:27 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:cc2f17df-e1dd-4626-a8d4-6cf1b86a9137Kris Sathia<p>No, it is&nbsp;not possible to name them using alphabets or a string of characters for any entity - members, plates, solids. ....</p> <p></p> <p>Numbers are the only option, and then&nbsp;aggregate them using group names.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>