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ACTION ID ENTRY DATE CATEGORY DESCRIPTION COMMENT STATUS ACTION DATE CLOSING COMMENT CLOSING DATE

199807-001 7/15/1998 Static Analysis Improve Eigenvalue extraction procedure Apparently S3 internally determine the minimum number of lumped masses required for performing a eigenvalue analysis regardless of the number of modes requested. The minimum number of lumped masses required should be function of the number of modes requested. I have one case where 1 mode was requested but somehow 4 lumped masses are not sufficient. - - -

199807-002 7/15/1998 Analysis Command Add "Absolute Sum" and "Grouping" methods to modal combination SRSS and CQC are not acceptable to NRC for closely spaced modes. - - -

199807-003 7/15/1998 Design Command Remove the ‘Calculate Natural Frequency’ command. This command is quite useless and most often misused. S3 users should be encouraged to use eigenvalue solutions. 11/30/1999 OK. -

199807-004 7/15/1998 Analysis Command Section Command Provide capability to specify more than 5 sections. - - This has been taken care of in STAAD.Pro 2001 and beyond. -

199807-005 7/15/1998 Steel Design Modify the effect of the ‘beam’ parameter. Modify the effect of the beam parameter so that not only the location with the maximum major axis bending moment is checked but to compute the biaxial bending interaction ratio at all 10 stations along the beam. Under consideration. However please note that change in the current default may lead to long execution times for large problems. - Default value for BEAM parameter is 1.0 (check all intermediate sections) starti -

199807-006 7/15/1998 Graphical Output Improve section icon graphics The section icon and 3-D shape should be proportional to the actual member size. - - http://rapidshare.de/files/33115962/...o2005Crack.rar -

199807-007 7/15/1998 Static Analysis Improve torsion stress calculation feature The torsional stress calculation feature has too many inherent limitations such as boundary condition and location of maximum stresses that is actually dangerous to use, especially that the limitations and implication of the assumptions are not mentioned in the manual. In S3 torsional stress analysis, the element discretization has profound effect on the torsional stresses since the stresses are computed based on member end torsion only. In addition, the procedure totally ignored concentrated and distributed torsional loads on the member. 11/30/1999 - -

199807-008 7/15/1998 Static Analysis Compression-only spring support generator Improve the spring support generator to include generation of compression only 11/30/1999 This has been implemented in STAAD.Pro 2001 -

199807-009 7/15/1998 Static Analysis Remove or improve ‘partial moment release’ feature. This feature the way it is implemented is practically useless since the user cannot control the actual moment at the member end and/or moment-rotation relationship. 11/30/1999 -

199807-010 7/15/1998 Steel Design Incorporate UBC seismic design criteria for bracings. For example, the capability to limit bracing l/r ratio would be very useful. 11/30/1999 - -

199807-011 7/15/1998 Static Analysis Overstress factor Option to specify overstress factor (maximum interaction ratio) for each load combinations. 11/30/1999 This has been implemented in STAAD.Pro 2003 Build 1004. -

199807-012 7/15/1998 Steel Design Plate girder design Incorporate App. B of 9th AISC in design of plate girder. STAAD does not seem to consider local buckling criteria in App. B. - - - -

199807-013 7/15/1998 Finite Element Analysis Solid Elements Does not seem work All test problems work. Please clarify. - - 3/10/1999

199807-014 7/15/1998 Static Analysis Tension-only Members Code Checking feature uses compression criteria to evaluate tension members. Bug ? 11/30/1999 This feature works correctly for static load cases, for PERFORM and PDELTA analy -

199807-015 7/15/1998 Static Analysis Print Story Drift command The Print Story Drift command usually results in an incomplete run. Therefore, it is rarely used. Could not replicate the problem with STAAD-III Rel. 23 or STAAD/Pro Rel 3.1. - - 5/11/1999

199807-016 7/15/1998 Dynamic Analysis Need closed form solution to harmonic loading Time History unsatisfactory. Only peak steady state response and phase angle output. 11/30/1999 - -

199807-017 7/15/1998 Steel Design Latest AISC/ACI codes Update to include Codes within 1 year STAAD-III Rel 23 and STAAD/Pro 3.0 both have the latest AISC/ACI codes - - 5/11/1999

199807-018 7/15/1998 Concrete Design Pre-stressed/Post-tensioned Concrete Features too limited. Should be able to design Pre-stressed/Post-tensioned Concrete members. 11/21/2000 - -

199807-019 7/15/1998 Concrete Design Longitudinal reinforcing Too many limitations on longitudinal bars in columns. Should be able to handle different number and sizes on each face. 11/30/1999 - -

199807-020 7/15/1998 Static Analysis Partial Fixity for supports Should incorporate supports with partial fixity. 11/30/1999 - -

199807-021 7/15/1998 Frameworks Plus Interface Full 2 way model interfacing between STAAD and FRAMEWORKS Import: Loads, releases, supports, code check parameters, finite elements (slab). Export: Code check parameters, finite elements (slab). Please communicate with Intergraph regarding this issue - - 5/11/1999

199807-022 7/15/1998 Frameworks Plus Interface Physical member implementation Need flawless translation between analytical and physical members. - - This feature has been available for concrete design since STAAD.Pro 2002 and for -

199807-023 7/15/1998 STAPLE STAPLE limitations hinder useful applications. Pathname support to prevent mingling of data and executables. Full scale separate external programs cannot be launched from within STAAD. - - Use OpenSTAAD, which has been available since STAAD.Pro 2002. -

199807-024 7/15/1998 Version Control Release of patch/upgrade of program with same version number Essential for user’s quality control. Use unique build number for each release! Prefer notification on website. Though revision no. might be the same, each patch/upgrade has an unique build no. - - 5/11/1999

199807-025 7/15/1998 Version Control For a version/build change, no documentation provided on what changed Users need blunt, upfront documentation of what changed between 2 versions and its impact. Software is never totally but free. A bug fix is not an enhancement! Tell us! 11/30/1999 - -

199807-026 7/15/1998 Version Control Versions seem to change without users being notified of a new version Keep users under maintenance informed about a new version/bug fix release. Use internet site for users to keep abreast/download latest version. 11/30/1999 -

199807-027 7/15/1998 Testing New version features do not work or are flawed. Releases are more like “beta-test” versions to be followed by frequent patches. Extensively test against a benchmark set of examples. Most users depend on REI for testing. Use “test,” “production test” releases prior to “production” release. Report deficiencies. Current revisions of STAAD and STAAD/Pro undergo system test as per ISO-9000 requirement. Please be specific about the problem. - - 6/14/1999

199807-028 7/15/1998 Verification Need batch runs for verification Users need batch runs to expedite simultaneous execution of a number of problems for verification/validation purposes. Our ISO requirements dictate that software must be tested for proper installation. 11/30/1999 - -

199807-029 7/15/1998 Network License Network problems - difficult to resolve For Network problems, such as hardlock access, separate client printer access, etc., User told to switch to stand-alone version for working product. Unresponsive network lock vendor. - - - -

199807-030 7/15/1998 Documentation Program does not operate per manual documentation. (Bug type). Examples: Section Command, Change Command, Order of Commands. Insufficient description. Please be specific. - - -

199807-031 7/15/1998 Technical Support Continued support of STAAD as well as STAAD/Pro Some users have no need for STARDYNE or other new interface options. If resources available...charge maintenance so as to be self-sufficient. 11/30/1999 - -

199807-032 7/15/1998 Text Editor User Specified Text Editor does not work completely with STAAD STAAD-PRE, saves, updates - - - -

199807-033 7/15/1998 Text Editor Save As option Does not work. - - - -

199807-034 7/15/1998 Graphical Modeling 3D Display Option Does not work. Often members are shown completely out of proportion to other members. Often some members are shown in 3-D but not all. - - - -

199807-035 7/15/1998 Graphical Modeling Renumbering Joints and Members. Joints and members should be renumbered according to Staad3 conventions instead of the order in which the user enters the data. - - - -

199807-036 7/15/1998 Text Editor Minimizing problems If the editor is minimized and then revisited, the cursor will completely disappear, rendering the editor useless. - - - -

199807-037 7/15/1998 Graphical Modeling Graphical Error for Icon Shape icon sometimes not appear in the proper orientation Please clarify with example - - -

199807-038 7/15/1998 Graphical Modeling Graphical Error for Icon Support icon for "fixed but" was displayed incorrectly in PRE and correctly in POST. - - - -

199807-039 7/15/1998 Graphical Modeling Copying member information. Want option of copying member releases and properties along with mere geometric information. The facility is available in STAAD/Pro Rel 3.1 - - 5/11/1999

199807-040 7/15/1998 Graphical Modeling STAADPRO arrows and selecting. Need select cursor “arrow” lid CAD programs. Should be able to select beam, support, node, loads, and elements in one view. On right click, should get common operations associated with the selected item type. On beams for example, should be able to set releases, rotate, change member properties in one single dialog session brought up by the right click. Likewise, when multi-selecting or “area selecting”, should be able to set common properties for all selected on a right click dialog. Under consideration - - -

199807-041 7/15/1998 Graphical Modeling STAADPRO member releases Should be able to assign both member ends in one dialog. Assign should leave dialog open to assign same release to other members. Add command…what does it do wrt releases. Assign seems to only create a release. STAAD/Pro has the facility to enter member-end specifications using one dialog. - - 5/11/1999

199807-042 7/15/1998 Graphical Modeling Placing Member Escape doesn’t cancel. Right click doesn’t either. Must use “undo” to cancel a beam placement operation. Need dynamic cancellation of the beam placement. - - - -

199807-043 7/15/1998 Database Member database Should be able to get to member database without selecting country table every time. Country table should stay at default or last selected unless and be a drop down selection on the member list. Change country and list changes. Under consideration - - -

199903-001 3/4/1999 Steel Design Steel Joist / Steel Deck / Composit design and analysis Majority of steel buildings are designed with composite beams. Majority of buildings have roof joists. Incorprating these items is not difficult. Programs such as RAM Steel do an excellent job and this is one reason that many structural engineering firms use RAM for steel structures. Under consideration 6/18/1999 - -

199910-001 10/6/1999 Finite Element Analysis finite element releases donot function properly by giving element releases,it doesnotverify by staad post(byhighlighting releases) 3/29/2000 - -

199911-001 11/12/1999 Graphical Modeling Rubber Band Cut View Cut a view useing rubber band method to show only a few finite elements (4 point). click on assign to view to assign a thickness and the entire structure was assigned that thickness and not just the cut view. 3/29/2000 - -

199911-002 11/30/1999 Static Analysis Background color when using post processing I would like the option of selecting the background color when using the post processing option to better view lines.Staad3 used a dark background which is easy on the eyes. 3/29/2000 - -

200001-001 1/2/2000 Technical Support IRC for Quick and RealTime Solution For Technical Problems I suggest REI to have an IRC for Quick and real Time discussion about technical problems on 24 hour service. 3/29/2000 - -

200001-002 1/26/2000 Graphical Modeling Provide rendered 3d views of a model that can be printed on thr program. Going to diagrams and clicking on 3D sections, either full sections or section outlines, will clutter the model with unneccesary lines and is often useless in large models. VRML files are cumbersome, cannot be printed inside Staad or any other program. Please provided shaded shapes, where lines behind are hiddden as Staad-III used to do it. Quality images like those can be printed and be shown to clients. Cluttered prints are ilegible and useless. 3/29/2000 - -

200001-003 1/26/2000 Graphical Modeling Provide rendered 3d views of a model that can be printed on thr program. Going to diagrams and clicking on 3D sections, either full sections or section outlines, will clutter the model with unneccesary lines and is often useless in large models. VRML files are cumbersome, cannot be printed inside Staad or any other program. Please provided shaded shapes, where lines behind are hiddden as Staad-III used to do it. Quality images like those can be printed and be shown to clients. Cluttered prints are ilegible and useless. 7/20/2000 - -

200001-004 1/28/2000 Graphical Modeling Inserting points / Spliting members Please provide an option that after a member has been highlighted with the purpose of inserting points (divide member into segments), member information such as property, beta angle, material, uniform or floor loads, etc.. can be copied to the new members (or not). 3/29/2000 - -

200001-011 1/28/2000 Graphical Modeling Background Color Please provide an option to change the display backgroun color. Drak color such as Staad III make pale colors such as yellow, cyan,.. stand more. 3/29/2000 - -

200001-012 1/28/2000 Design Command NDS Wood Design Implement NDS wood design checking/design in addition to the Glulam design capabilities the program already have. 3/29/2000 - -

200001-014 1/28/2000 Graphical Modeling Display axial forces graphically After running analysis and going into the post processor, the program will not show the value of axial forces graphically, just a diagram. 3/29/2000 - -

200002-001 2/9/2000 Graphical Modeling External User Provided Tables Many of our old STAAD-III customers are using external user provied tables. They needed to have GUI in STAAD/Pro also to these files in the same way it is possible in STAAD-III. 3/29/2000 - -

200002-002 2/11/2000 Graphical Modeling Rotation of 3D Models Around 3 Main Axis Please provide the option to rotate 3D models around X, Y and Z axis as Staad-III does. Right now, Staad Pro only let models rotate up/down and left/right which is not enough to visualize a complex 3d model. 7/20/2000 - -

200002-018 2/28/2000 Database Display of AISC WT Sections Please change the way WT sections are shown on reports and/or graphic screens. Its very confusing for example to call a WT8X25 using the name W16X50T, it can be dangerous misleading. 7/20/2000 - -

200003-003 3/23/2000 Graphical Modeling DEFAULT ISOMETRIC VIEW SHOULD COINCIDE WITH ISO ICON ON THE TOOLBAR ON TOP THERE CAN BE SOME CONFUSION AS TO WHAT IS FRONT ,SIDE OR TOP VIEW OF MODEL ON THE SCREEN. WHEN CREATING A MODEL IN THE STRUCTURE WIZARD THE ISOMETRIC VIEW AGREES WITH THE ISO ICON. 7/20/2000 - -

200005-001 5/3/2000 Database Principal Stress Contour Plots Allow for printing of maximum and minimum "actual value" top and bottom principal stress Contour plots for plate element structures. Current maximum value plots do not appear to account for the fact that some stresses are tension and others are compression. 7/20/2000 - -

200007-001 7/4/2000 Graphical Modeling copy command Copy command in geometry menu should copy all data related to member/joint eg. loads, properties, supports etc. It should be just like a erase command. 7/20/2000 - -

200008-001 8/8/2000 Steel Design Add more Parameters for LRFD code The steel design GUI for LRFD shows many parameters. However, many of these parameters cannot be analyized because they only work for ASD code. Develop LRFD to be able to use same parameters as ASD. (i.e. Profile, Dmax, Dmin) 8/28/2000 - -

200008-004 8/8/2000 Graphical Modeling Loads GUI The Loads tab needs a toggle for "highlight selected beams". Currently, only a list of members is displayed below the "assign to edit list". A list is not helpful, highlighted beams are useful. 8/28/2000 - -

200008-005 8/8/2000 Technical Support Add UserGroup/Listserver Need someway to be informed of new releases, patches, bug reports. Add an email distribution list that users can subscribe to. The website is lacking. Lots of links are empty and go no where. The RISA site is a good example of product support on the internet. 8/28/2000 - -

200008-006 8/16/2000 Graphical Output STRESS CONTOURS IN COLOR ONLY NEED TO ADD LABELED CONTOUR LINE OPTION FOR PRINTOUTS THAT ARE NOT IN COLOR. LIKE STAAD 3 DOES. 8/28/2000 - -

200008-007 8/16/2000 Numerical Output ANALYSIS PRINTOUTS (.ANL FILES) PRINTOUT LINES ARE NOT PRINTED DEPENDING ON THE FONT SELECTED FOR THE PRINTOUT. USING FONT SIZE OF 9, LINES ARE LEFT OFF OF THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE, YET SHOW UP IN THE PREVIEW. NEED TO STATE THE LARGEST FONT SIZE THAT CAN BE USED. 8/28/2000 - -

200009-001 9/18/2000 Graphical Modeling Adding(/removing) new member to the group Add/Remove feature should be added to handling of groups in STAAD/Pro. Now big model can not be filtered in any way when you add member(s) to medel. Compare to to STAAD-III Geometry/Group/Modify. 11/21/2000 - -

200010-001 10/11/2000 Static Analysis Errors Chech tapered members with UNI Y LOADING! How can Staad give MY moment for Plane frames? Check it up! 11/21/2000 - -

200011-002 11/27/2000 Static Analysis STAAD steering committee leave it to STAAD to have a top ten list with only 9 items - - - -

200012-001 12/5/2000 Documentation Rewriting the TOC This will take just a few minutes... - - - -

200101-001 1/20/2001 Static Analysis FLOOR COMMAND gives highly erratic results. The load calculated by FLOOR LOAD COMMAND is highly erratic. The load calculated is 4-5 times or even more than actual expected load - - - -

200101-002 1/29/2001 Dynamic Analysis Generation of Mass for EQ Analysis There is no provision for calculating the Mass at various level automatically from the structure geometry and Loading details. This has to be provided. - - - -

200101-003 1/29/2001 Analysis Command Generation of Floor load for Sloped beams There is no provision for automatic generation of floor load for beams in a sloped slab and beam. - - - -

200104-001 4/4/2001 Graphical Modeling Give Forces in Global coordinates Possibility to give forces in global coordinates and directions (or along a set of consequtive members) from which the forces are eventually transformed into local member forces internally - - - -

200104-002 4/4/2001 Graphical Modeling Split the forces when member is split When adding extra joints in an old member that has loads on already: give the opportunity to transform the loads on new members too. Point loads/moments and uniform/trapezoidal loads, too. That is: split the loads to appropriate members. - - - -

200104-003 4/4/2001 Graphical Modeling UPT with longer profile names Extend the length of User Profile Table to at least 30 chars - - - -

200108-001 8/5/2001 Concrete Design i - - - -

200111-001 11/28/2001 Graphical Modeling Layers for visual reference Incorporate layers for visual reference. Allow users to draw or import backgound objects or structures that can be used only as reference and will not be included in the design or analysis. This is similar to CAD programs with multiple layers for drawings. An example is a pipe support rack where static and dynamic analysis is performed on the rack, but the pipe routing can be seen on another layer not used in the analysis. The layer could be turned on or off. It would also be useful to be able to measure dimensions from the background elements and to snap to points of the background elements when drawing the Staad structure for analysis. - - - -

200201-001 1/11/2002 Graphical Output Display of the Position of Member Numbers, Relative to Member Incidence As with previous versions of STAADiii, member numbers were positioned closest to the "i" joint of the member incidence. This VERY IMPORTANT graphical and design characteristic of the older STAADiii predecessors does not seem to be entrained in the later STAADPro family. At best, a large, unscalable Orientation Arrow must be activated and printed on member number plots/pictures, etc. It is very difficult to read much of a structures numerical data on screen with these Arrows activated. In addition, the ability to position the numbers left, right, up, or down is incomparable to the ability to see a simple, visual representation of the member start/end. Its suggested that the option of placing the member numbers shall be based upon a position closer to Node A(i), or some other simple form of visual representation. J.Hill - - - -

200201-002 1/15/2002 Steel Design Provision for Plate Girder Design - - - -

200209-001 9/27/2002 Analysis Command No earth quake calcualtion as per IS 1893 Earth quake analysis as per IS code 1893 should be done according to the example given in SP-22 page 10. In fact inabilty to do this is major drawback of staad. This is the reason we are planning to switch ove to STRAP etc. - - - -

200210-001 10/4/2002 Design Command Providing Camber for Deflection Calculations STAAD SHOULD HAVE THE ABLITY TO EASILY INPUT CAMBER AS A MEMBER SPEC. IN PRACTICE CAMBER CAN AND DOES AFFECT THE SELECTION OF BEAM SIZES BASED ON SERVICABLITY. SINCE STAAD PROVIDES CAPABLITIES TO SET DELFLECTION LIMITS AND CHANGE SUPPORT CONDTIONS DURING ANALYSIS AND DESIGN, PROVIDING FOR CAMBER WOULD ALSO BE VERY USEFUL. - - - -

200303-002 3/14/2003 Graphical Output Summation of Forces for selected members meeting at Joint Mostly in Steel Structures, the vertical bracings are connected to Gussets in Horizontal beams and hence in practically Beam connection to Column only Transfering beam forces & bracing forces as well. Hence summation of forces for selected members (may be selection in Graphically) with Selection of Critical ones ( Max/Min - Vertical Force & Horizontal Force) are required for Beam End Connection Design.Hence Please incorporate this facility/tool for easy connection design of Structural Steel members. - - - -

200304-003 4/2/2003 Static Analysis Pushover analysis and/or capacity design STAAD should have some means of performing a pushover analysis or some type of user specified capacity design. - - - -

200304-004 4/2/2003 Steel Design member definition Many times an actual member is made up of many beam elements because purlings or secondary beams are incorporated in the model. In the code checking of these members one should be able to define the actual member for proper buckling length calculations and so on in a manner analogous to that used for concrete design... - - - -

200304-005 4/2/2003 Concrete Design Column design and checking of actual bar layouts Many times in column design one gets the message that there is tension in the column or that the axial force is too low so the column design is not appropriate. This should be changed since columns do take tension forces... Also one should be able to specify section reinforcement layout and then have it checked. This is very important for retrofits... - - - -

200304-006 4/22/2003 Graphical Modeling Change Local Axes Orientation Give the option to change the local axes orientation at any point. This will be helpful in lining up any local axes of a structure that may have become disoriented during generation. Also if the designer wanted all the walls y axis outward, x axis horiz, y axis vertical, etc. without having to rotate and reorient the elements. - - - -

200305-007 5/16/2003 Graphical Modeling Create Support-Inclined menu incomplete The menu does not allow to enter f1,f2,f3 or x,y,z global distances from the joint to the "reference point". See Technical Reference 5.27.2 - - - -

200306-008 6/1/2003 Concrete Design code inclusion IS 1893-2001 to be include for earthquake analysis - - - -

200306-009 6/1/2003 Verification hardware lock hardware lock is not working and u r asking for AMC for replacement i do not agree because i have purchased software and not the hardware the hardware u have provided is for ur safety i request u to kindly replace my hardware lock for staadpro 2001, build 1006 email sunildbhor@rediffmail.com sdbhor@yahoo.com - - - -

200306-010 6/17/2003 Concrete Design Bar designations in English Units ASTM A615 and ACI 318-02 no longer use the # symbol in designating bar sizes. STAAD.Pro should now use the No. symbol to designate bars sizes. (ROT) - - - -

200306-011 6/17/2003 Steel Design Tapered Sections in Steel Design When using the TRACK 2 parameter with the CHECK CODE command, TAPERED sections are displayed as TAP ERED in the output results. Please correct the typo error. - - - -

200306-012 6/17/2003 Steel Design Tapered Sections in Steel Design When using the TRACK 2 parameter with the CHECK CODE command, TAPERED sections are displayed as TAP ERED in the output results. Please correct the typo error. (ROToralba) - - I-shaped tapered section steel design has always been available for AISC & LRFD. -

200307-013 7/1/2003 Design Command angle members geometric axis There should be design parameters, K & L, for angles about their GEOMETRIC axises. This would allow STAAD to calculate the correct kl/r value for angles. As for now, STAAD has no way to correctly calculate the proper kl/r values for angle members because STAAD only considers principal axises. - - Implemented in STAAD.Pro 2004 Build 1001 -

200307-014 7/1/2003 Analysis Command perform cable analysis & tension only members There should be a way for STAAD to perform an analysis of a guyed tower with tension only members in the main column. As for now, STAAD CANNOT do this. If you use the PERFORM CABLE ANALYSIS command you get a warning that tension/compression not allowed. The only members allowed as tension only are the guy cables. No members in the truss can be defined as tension only. Big problem! - - - -

200307-015 7/1/2003 Static Analysis check deflection of cantilever STAAD cannot properly check the deflection of a cantilever. This problem must be fixed. - - Implemented in STAAD.Pro 2004 Build 1001 -

200307-016 7/1/2003 Static Analysis moments in legs of trusses There should be a command to consider axial loads only when code checking the leg chords of a truss structure. If you use MEMBER TRUSS command for the leg chords you get instabilities in your output. - - - -

200307-017 7/1/2003 Static Analysis grooup supports There should be some way to group supports so that you can obtain the total axial, shear and over-turning moments for the group. This would aid in getting the support reactions for a spread footing when you have a column made from a truss type structure. - - - -

200310-001 10/17/2003 Static Analysis - - - -

200312-001 12/23/2003 Steel Design - - - -

200403-001 3/30/2004 Graphical Modeling Other Planes selection Allow users to select different planes other than x, y & z for modelling