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 1Australian 2British 3Canadian 4Chinese 5Dutch 6European 7French 8German 9Indian 10Japanese 11Russian 12SouthAfrican 13Spanish 14Venezuelan 15Korean 16Aluminum 17AmericanColdFormed 18IndianColdFormed 19Mexican 20AmericanSteelJoist 21AITCTimber 22LysaghtColdFormed 23BritishColdFormed 24CanadianTimber 25ButlerColdFormed 26KingspanColdFormed 27RCecoColdFormed 28JapaneseColdFormed 29AustralianColdFormed 30UserDefined 1001GenericDefined 1010All 9999
Code Name STAAD Country CodeAISC Steel Profiles 1AISC Steel Profiles (R-Cceco) 1AISC Steel Profiles (All Editions) 1SJI Joists (US) 21US Aluminum Profiles 17Australian Coldformed Profiles 30Australian Profiles 2British Profiles 3British Coldformed Profiles 3Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) 4Canadian Profiles 4Chinese Profiles 5Dutch Profiles 6European Profiles 7French Profiles 8German Profiles 9Indian Profiles 10Indian Coldformed Profiles 19Japanese Coldformed Profiles 29Japanese Profiles 11South Korean Profiles 16US/AISI Coldformed Profiles (Rceco) 18Russian Profiles 12South African Profiles 13Spanish Profiles 14US/AISI Coldformed Profiles 18US/AISI Coldformed Profiles (Rceco) 18Venezuelan Profiles 15AITC Profiles 22Butler Coldformed Profiles 26Kingspan Coldformed Profiles 27RCeco Coldformed Profiles 28Lysaght Coldformed Profiles 23Mexican Profiles 20User Specified Profiles 1001us 1usAISC21 1US 18American 1Australian 2OneSteel_AUS 2uk 3British 3cisc 4Canadian 4Chinese 5Dutch 6European 7French 8German 9ind 10Indian 19japan 11Japanese 11Russian 12South African 13Spanish 14Venezuelan 15korean 16Korean 16Aluminum 17