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&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;I am not able to open my STAAD model anymore. What can I do ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;STAAD.Pro creates a number of auxiliary data files in the same folder as the STAAD model and if any of these get corrupted or locked up, the model may fail to open and sometimes the software may even crash when trying to open the file&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium;"&gt;Here are a set of steps that you can try out &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;Create a new folder in your local machine (NOT on any network drive)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;Open up&amp;nbsp;File Explorer and browse to the folder where your STAAD.Pro model file (.std) is. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;Copy ONLY the .std file into the new folder. DO NOT do a File Save As from within STAAD.Pro to copy the file.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;Launch STAAD.Pro and try to open the model&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium;"&gt;Note: In some rare occasions, we have seen users&amp;nbsp;attempting to open a .std file using an application other than STAAD.Pro and getting errors. For example the screenshot below shows an error that is generated when a&amp;nbsp;.std file is opened using STAAD Building Planner. Please make sure that the application that you are using to open a .std file is STAAD.Pro&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;I am not able to open my STAAD model anymore. What can I do ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;STAAD.Pro creates a number of auxiliary data files in the same folder as the STAAD model and if any of these get corrupted or locked up, the model may fail to open and sometimes the software may even crash when trying to open the file&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium;"&gt;Here are a set of steps that you can try out &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;Create a new folder in your local machine (NOT on any network drive)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;Open up&amp;nbsp;File Explorer and browse to the folder where your STAAD.Pro model file (.std) is. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;Copy ONLY the .std file into the new folder. DO NOT do a File Save As from within STAAD.Pro to copy the file.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;Launch STAAD.Pro and try to open the model&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium;"&gt;Note: In some rare occasions, we have seen users&amp;nbsp;attempting to open a .std file using an application other than STAAD.Pro and getting errors. For example the screenshot below shows an error that is generated when a&amp;nbsp;.std file is opened using STAAD Building Planner. Please make sure that the application that you are using to open a .std file is STAAD.Pro&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;I am not able to open my STAAD model anymore. What can I do ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;STAAD.Pro creates a number of auxiliary data files in the same folder as the STAAD model and if any of these get corrupted or locked up, the model may fail to open and sometimes the software may even crash when trying to open the file&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium;"&gt;Here are a set of steps that you can try out &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;Create a new folder in your local machine (NOT on any network drive)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;Open up&amp;nbsp;File Explorer and browse to the folder where your STAAD.Pro model file (.std) is. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;Copy ONLY the .std file into the new folder. DO NOT do a File Save As from within STAAD.Pro to copy the file.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;Launch STAAD.Pro and try to open the model&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium;"&gt;If you still cannot open the file, please get in touch with STAAD.Pro Technical support. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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</description></item><item><title>Unable to open STAAD.Pro model</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/23948/unable-to-open-staad-pro-model/revision/1</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2015 19:37:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:626412c6-5962-4fb5-a2e9-ac5a27c480d3</guid><dc:creator>Sye</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/23948/unable-to-open-staad-pro-model#comments</comments><description>Revision 1 posted to RAM | STAAD | ADINA Wiki by Sye on 9/10/2015 7:37:31 PM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;I am not able to open my STAAD model anymore. What can I do ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;STAAD.Pro creates a number of auxiliary data files in the same folder as the STAAD model and if any of these get corrupted or locked up, the model may fail to open and sometimes the software may even crash when trying to open the file&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium;"&gt;Here are a set of steps that you can try out &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;Create a new folder in your local machine. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;Open up Windows Explorer and browse to the folder where your STAAD.Pro model file (.std) is. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;Copy ONLY the .std file into the new folder.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;Launch STAAD.Pro and try to open the model&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium;"&gt;If you still cannot open the file, please get in touch with STAAD.Pro Technical support. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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