• STAAD PRO CONNECT - Plate Overhang

    Hi all, I want to know if it is possible to have a plate overhang my beams. The overhang will be 0.3m in the Z direction on both sides. I have tried everything I can think of but I cannot illustrate the plate accurately. When I try to mesh one large…
  • Meshing help - STAAD Pro Connect

    Hello, I dont not understand how to properly mesh my nodes so that there is no connectivity issues. Can someone please help. I am trying to mesh the area using nodes 4-1-13-16. /cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/comp…
  • RE: ELASTIC MODULUS NOT ENTERED FOR MEMBER NO.

    The errors were due to property not assigned to some of the members. You can find those by using the menu option Select > By Missing Attributes > Missing Property. I assigned the section ISMB 100 to all of those members. There were lot of modeling issues…
  • RE: Adding beams on existing staircase

    The problem was that the beams and plates were not sharing common nodes which meant that the beams were not connected to the plates in your model. I moved the beams up and defined offsets to get the beam centerline to the elevation that you had. A modified…
  • RE: Polygonal Plates Improperly Connected

    Seems like you may have connectivity issues between the walls with the holes and the ones orthogonal to those. One suggestion would be to mesh the walls with the holes first using polygonal meshing. Subsequently use the Geometry > Generate Slab Wall Connection…
  • MODELING RULES

    From the attached photo, please suggest the best model to be used using STAAD and identify the pros and con for each model (if there is one). Best regards, Ryan