Mapping Structural Modeler/Power Structural Modeler Code Names To STAAD Section .MDB Files

To export, there must be a corresponding section in one of the STAAD section databases (*.mdb) and the code name in the Structural XML file must correspond to the correct STAAD table.
Where possible, the translator correlates the code names of the delivered XML files with STAAD country codes. For example, in us.xml, the code name is "us" while in uk.xml the code name is "uk". The translator knows to map "us" to STAAD country code 1 or "uk" to STAAD country code 3.

So, if you created a section file with the code name "myCodeName", the translator does not know what to do with it. Try reusing one of the code names in the delivered XML files (or refer to Table 2 below for a list of known code names) that corresponds closest (refer to Table 1 below for a list of STAAD country codes) to your custom section file. However, with the exception of some simple prismatic sections such as rectangular or circular sections, if the section does not exist in a STAAD database, it cannot be exported.

American 1
Australian 2
British 3
Canadian 4
Chinese 5
Dutch 6
European 7
French 8
German 9
Indian 10
Japanese 11
Russian 12
SouthAfrican 13
Spanish 14
Venezuelan 15
Korean 16
Aluminum 17
AmericanColdFormed 18
IndianColdFormed 19
Mexican 20
AmericanSteelJoist 21
AITCTimber 22
LysaghtColdFormed 23
BritishColdFormed 24
CanadianTimber 25
ButlerColdFormed 26
KingspanColdFormed 27
RCecoColdFormed 28
JapaneseColdFormed 29
AustralianColdFormed 30
UserDefined 1001
GenericDefined 1010
All 9999

Table 1 - List of STAAD Country Codes

Code Name STAAD Country Code
AISC Steel Profiles 1
AISC Steel Profiles (R-Cceco) 1
AISC Steel Profiles (All Editions) 1
SJI Joists (US) 21
US Aluminum Profiles 17
Australian Coldformed Profiles 30
Australian Profiles 2
British Profiles 3
British Coldformed Profiles 3
Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) 4
Canadian Profiles 4
Chinese Profiles 5
Dutch Profiles 6
European Profiles 7
French Profiles 8
German Profiles 9
Indian Profiles 10
Indian Coldformed Profiles 19
Japanese Coldformed Profiles 29
Japanese Profiles 11
South Korean Profiles 16
US/AISI Coldformed Profiles (Rceco) 18
Russian Profiles 12
South African Profiles 13
Spanish Profiles 14
US/AISI Coldformed Profiles 18
US/AISI Coldformed Profiles (Rceco) 18
Venezuelan Profiles 15
AITC Profiles 22
Butler Coldformed Profiles 26
Kingspan Coldformed Profiles 27
RCeco Coldformed Profiles 28
Lysaght Coldformed Profiles 23
Mexican Profiles 20
User Specified Profiles 1001
us 1
usAISC21 1
US 18
American 1
Australian 2
OneSteel_AUS 2
uk 3
British 3
cisc 4
Canadian 4
Chinese 5
Dutch 6
European 7
French 8
German 9
ind 10
Indian 19
japan 11
Japanese 11
Russian 12
South African 13
Spanish 14
Venezuelan 15
korean 16
Korean 16
Aluminum 17

Table 2 - BSTRUCT Code vs. STAAD Country Code where Code is the string loaded by the TFSecMgr from Code attribute in XML file or DBInfo.Name fields in STAAD .MDB file