Important Announcement:
At Bentley, we believe that quality has a much higher importance than keeping a release date for a new product. For existing products, our release dates are paramount, but when dealing with a brand new and complex engineering software product like STAAD(X) solid is better than fast.
That is why after careful consideration and the desire to add incremental value to STAAD.Pro, we are making a strategic adjustment in our STAAD(X) roadmap and release date. We will take advantage of the powerful new modeling capabilities already available in the STAAD(X) development to deliver a new optional front-end to STAAD.Pro. This will be a powerful and friendly physical modeler (or SPPM), which we can bring to market in late Q3 of this year. This modeler will allow for more efficient modeling of geometry and loading, as well as having full structural mesh capability to help minimize issues in STAAD.Pro related to mesh compatibility. The SPPM will also offer state of the art visualization and much improved interoperability (including surfaces) through the physical model. This integration will have some constraints and limitations to ensure round tripping fidelity to STAAD.Pro files, but users will have control to decide on the use of physical or analytical modeling (including the Text Editor).
The current state of STAAD(X) allows us to immediately begin an official Technology Preview release to a limited audience. This will allow testing and feedback of its modeling capabilities as well as imports from STAAD.Pro, RAM Elements and Multiframe models.
Please stay tuned to the updates on this website about the SPPM and STAAD(X) in general.
1. When will STAAD(X) be released?
A: The intended release date is Q1 2017
2. Can I continue to use older products?
A: Yes of course. During the transition phase (likely to be one year), you’ll be able to use your existing STAAD.Pro, RAM Elements, Multiframe, Microstran or QSE along with STAAD(X) interchangeably with the same license.
3. Will older products still be supported?
A: When we launch STAAD(X) in Q1 2017, we will stop development on the aforementioned products (except STAAD.Pro, read below). However, we will continue to provide tech support for them.
4. What will happen to STAAD.Pro?
A: STAAD.Pro will continue to coexist with STAAD(X) for many years and will continue to be developed, enhanced and supported until all its functionality is completely ported to STAAD(X).