How to Export a Plate from Structural Modeler to STAAD.Pro

Figure 1 - Use Place Form Tool to Create a 1" x 5" x 24" Plate

Figure 2 - Apply an appropriate part which includes structural and analytical data.

Figure 3 - Review Part and Family in Element Info.

Figure 4 - Apply Structural Attributes to Slab/Free/Linear form

Figure 5 - Review Element Info. AFTER Structural Attributes have been applied and the "Structural Data" tab is now present.

Figure 6 - Preferred Alternative: Export Physical Model to STAAD.Pro

Figure 7 - Shell Elements are Written to the STAAD.Pro file

Figure 8 - STAAD.Pro model viewed in STAAD.Pro

Figure 9 - Alternative #2: Toggle analytical features on and "Apply Structural Attributes".  A 2D plate is created in the DGN model.

Figure 10 - Plate in DGN model in Pure Analytical View.

Figure 11 - Export to STAAD.Pro using Analytical option