I am trying to check some STAAD models containing ASCE 7 generated wind loads. The details of these wind loadings are proving difficult to verify. If I use STAAD to open the .STD files I was sent, and go into the ASCE 7 wind load dialog box, it appears to contain default values, not the job-specific values that the engineer input. If I instead review the STAAD input file, I see the do-not-modify wind definition section, but can't interpret all of the parameters that it contains. So my questions are:
There is no good reason as to why we fail to display the data in the GUI. We need to do a better job in this area. I have filed a help ticket# 776475 for our product management team so that this can be implemented in future.