https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/80054/custom-timber-materialHow can i define a new timber material within Staad.Pro with given values for Bending strength etc rather than using a set value such as C16 timber? Any help would be greatly appreciated as this is for my Dissertation.en-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/thread/221060?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:05:21 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:6ba7faee-5de3-44a1-8fee-c59018b42809SKLose<p>Go to the Tools menu. Choose Browse/Modify Section Database. Choose Timber. You can add the section to one of the two tables that is shown there.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/220999?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:50:02 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:93b3aadd-59bd-4599-ad13-abea99d76bc2Michael Rowell<p>Thanks, how do i access the timber database to add the material to the list? And also will this material appear within the add parameters box in the design tab?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/220993?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:18:07 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:9670d68c-5ab1-42ce-828a-bd22800cd33bKris Sathia<p>If you intend to perform a timber design for those members, then, you can edit the timber database and add the properties, material data and allowable stresses to the database.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>