Unable to start SFA (limited version) from Staad Pro


  
 Applies To 
  
 Product(s):STAAD.Foundation Advanced
 Version(s):All
 Environment: N/A
 Area: Installation/Licensing Solutions
 Subarea: N/A
 Original Author:Ranjana Shinde
Bentley Technical Support Group
  



Unable to use staad foundation basic feature

Question:

We are not able to select the license for Staad Foundation (limited version) as we are not able to get the license window for selection of licenses. The window doesn’t appears after we select foundation design in Staad pro.

Further we face the error as below:

Solution:

Please follow the below steps and check if this works

  1. Go to the Registry Editor(REGEDIT)
  2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Bentley\IEG\STAAD Foundation Advanced\Product Type
  3. Right click on Product Type and select “Modify”
  4. For your machine the product name will be STAAD Foundation Advanced. Change it to STAAD.Pro.
  5. Now when you launch SFA, the license configuration window will pop up.
  6. Choose the option STAAD Pro License(Limited Features). Your STAAD Foundation will be active.

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