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Perhaps you can add some more details on this idea. I am not sure how you might image this would work. Each design code has its own set of parameters. Some parameters are used in some codes but not in others. What would you have as the collection? A list of parameters with values that you would like to assign to a collection of members?

This can be done today by creating a Code Snippet for the Editor. There is an example in the installation. In the Editor, after the analysis command add a blank line, right click and from the pop up menu, select Snippet> Bentley> AISI 2016 Design. You will see all the parameters have been added with the assignment 'All' simply change this to your designed list such as 'MEMBERS 1 to 10' and all the parameters will be set to this new list. To make your own snippets, I would recommend copying this snippet from the folder

C:\Program Files\Bentley\Engineering\STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition\STAAD\Snippets\Std

and paste it in

C:\Users\(your username)\AppData\Local\Bentley\Engineering\STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition\Default\Editor\Snippets

then edit with Notepad++

Each one you create will appear in the Snippet list when you right click in the list:-

Snippet> User> (description)

Generic Template for Generic Standard design code.

Inclusion of Generic Template to add design parameters for other standards in the world.

For example, parameters for steel or concrete like factor, coefficients(bending, shear), value limits, adaptable to almost any kind of code.

This will be helpful for countries that have standards not included in STAAD. Pro, and probably very similar to American, British, or European code.

-Would Works also if, appears a new standard and is not included in the software-

Would be awesome if, in addition, we can save the CODE parameters with a name. Example: Mexican, Colombian, etc.

Carlos Rincon Belandria
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    Notepad++ Editor has many software languages highlights in it, so when you open a file with a specific extension, it will highlight in different colors the syntax of the file and you can read the file better and unfortunately STAAD Pro is not available.  I was looking for an .xml file for STAAD so I can import in Notepad++, so I can see STAAD files in Notepad++ the same color coding I see in STAAD Editor.

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    Ah, perhaps I think you are asking for a way to provide generic checks based on some user defined rules. Is that right? So the user would define the rules that should be followed or tests to be perfromed and then the model can be used to test for any criteria?If that is your request, then we do provide that capability using OpenSTAAD. Anyone can create a set of rules that they want to test their model or members to in a macro, then they can seelct a group of members , run their tests and produe a small report on the outcome. Does that acheive what you want?

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