• STAAD.Pro Connect Truss Release Specification

    In STAAD.Pro Connect, when releasing the trusses, do we release all the members that make the truss? Or just the diagonal of the truss? Please enlighten me. Thank you!
  • Staad Analysis- Exception Access Violation Raised, Aborting Analysis

    While doing Staad Analysis Error- “Exception Access Violation Raised, Aborting Analysis” has occurred. MEMORY 200 STAAD SPACE START JOB INFORMATION END JOB INFORMATION SET NL 1060 INPUT WIDTH 79 Has been given in input. Still problem is…
  • Control/Dependent or Rigid Link for Walls

    Hi, I am using the Physical Modeller of STAAD Pro Connect Edition V22 Update 12. I have a wall that is shaped as follows. It is thicker on 1 part than the other. I have modeled the different thicknesses of the wall as 2 separate surfaces at the…
  • not able to generate floor load due to shear wall

    this is plan i am able to generate floor load after creating the RCC wall. is my shear wall correct? Type_V trial-R3.std pls solve
  • Rgarding staad pro CE

    1.0 In staad why I am getting more reinforcement in top column (See bemm no. 76 & 77) see the attached model. 2.0 What parameter need to use so that reduction factor is not considered in design calculation because as per is 1893-2016 it is only use…
  • Optimize Command in STAAD

    Hi, everyone! Is the optimize command working for steel sections created using the User Table?
  • Design of ground supported slabs

    I am trying to design a ground supported slab using RCDC and i keep getting this error. what is the work around. Thanks in advance
  • "DEFINE" COMMANDS FOR LOAD GENERATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED BEFORE SPECIFYING PRIMARY LOAD CASES.

    Tell me how can I get rif of this error please. DEFINE UBC ACCIDENTAL LOAD ZONE 0.4 I 1 RWX 3.5 RWZ 3.5 STYP 4 CT 0.0488 NA 1.2 NV 1.6 SELFWEIGHT 1.1 UNIT METER KN DEFINE WIND LOAD TYPE 1 WIND_PEDESTRIANBRIDGE <! STAAD PRO GENERATED DATA DO NOT MODIFY…
  • STAAD Pro, MBZ

    In my STAAD Pro. Connect Edition, MBZ value shows differently with just a change in member length while the Mz, Fx, My and all other parameters remains same. Need help on this please.
  • OpenSTAAD Axial Force Macro Problem

    Hi, I have created a macro to extract bending, shear, and axial forces from STAAD. The forces are correct, but I am having an issue with the "Location of Max Axial Force" outputs. Please see attached screenshots. The macro is reporting that the…
  • STAAD's Displacement

    Is this a normal displacement in STAAD.Pro Connect Edition? I am designing a pedestrian footbridge and I happened to encounter this displacement in a certain load case?
  • Modeling a Structure with Wall shear

    Hello, I hope you are very well. 1. Why when I make models with walls (modeled with plates) and I do a spectral modal analysis with the IS1893 2002 standard, the participating mass of the modes does not reach 90% quickly, I have to place about 200 modes…
  • WARNING- Deflection check of member # 11 will not be performed as DFF value not provided.

    I am getting this warning: WARNING- Deflection check of member # 11 will not be performed as DFF value not provided. I am sharing the input command. Please provide your view. STAAD SPACE START JOB INFORMATION ENGINEER DATE 15-May-23 END JOB INFORMATION…
  • Response Spectrum Analysis & Design Forces Problem for Shear Wall Design in RCDC

    Hi everyone, I have faced a problem importing analysis forces from Staad Pro to RCDC for a shear wall example. I have performed seismic analysis by using the response spectrum method for a box-shaped and cantilever shear wall in StaadPro. I can determine…
  • Orientation of the Plate elements extracted from Staad Foundation Advanced

    Hi, is it possible to control the local x axis and y axis orientation of the plate elements extracted from the SFA. Because when staad file is extracted from SFA the Local z orientation is consistent but the x and y are not. when the orientation of…
  • Tension only Specification.

    I have assigned Tension only command to bracing element, but still they are failing in compression forces. The combinations are load combinations. When I use repeat load then bracing are designed as tension only. Is there a way by which using load combinations…
  • AUTOMATIC LOAD COMBINATIONS

    IF I HAVE TO LIVE LOAD LIKE ONE IS ROOF LIVE AND OTHER IS LIVE LOAD THEN STAAD IS NOT TAKEN ACCOUNT TO THE ROOF LIVE IN THE COMBINATIONS IT IS TAKING ONLY LIVE IN THE COMBINATION PLEASE LOOK OUT IN THIS MATTER
  • STAAD - Checkout License

    Hi Bentley forums, I want to ask something about this issue. does anyone know what causes this? there are still 4 licenses available but i am not able to checkout one. please help. Thank you.
  • 'Checkmark' in the Toggle box disappears

    Dear Colleagues / Developers, this issue/bug (i assume) has been in STAAD for quite a while; however now that we are expecting STAAD Pro 2023, am posting this hoping that this issue shall also be addressed. The Toggle switch under the Analysis & Design…
  • Differnce between triangular and quad meshing

    Hi i have modelled plates for walls and slabs but there is a problem with beam plate connectivity, if i use parametric model with quad meshing for both slab and wall. So in order to avoid that error, I have provided triangular meshing for walls and quad…
  • BEAMS ARE NOT LOADING IN RCDC

    I Have created a model in staadpro and analyzed it and I also used mesh tool for slab design now after creating mesh the beams are divided into small length ..... no problem till now but when I import this model in RCDC the beams are not loading (i think…
  • STAAD.Pro Error line number

    Dear Colleagues, i guess you might have noticed this before. Just an observation, say if there was an error in Line #1391, we can directly jump to that respective line by double-clicking the error; however adding/removing the earlier lines…
  • Open STAAD Command GetRepeatLoadCount not working

    I am struggling with this Openstaad command GetRepeatLoadCount . For some reason, it is not working for me. It returns value 1 instead of the actual count.
  • issue with Dynamic Zoom tool

    Dear colleagues, noticed an issue with the Dynamic tool. This tool works fine when directly accessed (View > Dynamic Zoom) and even of this tool is added in the Quick Access Toolbar also however if the tool is added inside the Quick Commands Popup…
  • No uplift while doing Response Spectrum Analysis

    While analyzing a structure for response spectrum seismic loading the response(base reactions, member end forces, etc.), comes to be in absolute value. This is due to the fact that the responses coming out of several modes are combined by using some predefined…