STAAD.Pro OpenSTAAD

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General:

1. STAAD.Pro OpenSTAAD Overview
2. [[Unit System of OpenSTAAD]]
3. [[How to open/create a STAAD file using OpenSTAAD function]]
4. [[How to use OpenSTAAD in other programming languages]]
5. [[How to quickly model Intze Tank in STAAD.Pro]]
6. [[How to Customize User Defined Tools dialog and how to delete the attached .vbs file from User Tools]]
7. [[How to add comment using OpenSTAAD (VBA)]]

Geometry:

1. [[Using OpenSTAAD to Create a Model Outside STAAD]]
2. [[How to split a member at specific distances using OpenSTAAD function]]
3. [[How to use function UpdateGroup]]
4. [[How to get Group Name using OpenSTAAD function]]
5. [[How to create Member/ Floor Group with selected members using OpenSTAAD function]]
6. [[How to get all entities in a certain group using OpenSTAAD function]]
7. [[How to intersect members using OpenSTAAD function (VBA and python)]]
8.  How to create triangular/quadrilateral plate using OpenSTAAD (VBA and python) 

Property:

1. [[How can I get the section dimensions of any tapered “I section” using OpenSTAAD function]]
2. [[Specify the country code of all section for OpenSTAAD function CreateBeamPropertyFromTable]]
3. [[How to create uniform or non uniform thickness for the plate(s) and assign the property to plate(s)]]
4. [[How to get member list corresponding to its property reference number]]
5.  How to remove property from members using OpenSTAAD function 

Specification:

1. [[How to assign MEMBER RELEASE Specification to the selected Member(s) using OpenSTAAD functions]]

Load:

1. Force and Moment Envelopes in OpenSTAAD
2. [[How to create Primary Load Case using OpenSTAAD function]]
3. [[How to add LOAD LIST command using OpenSTAAD function]]
4. [[How to extract the Load Combination Details using OpenSTAAD function]]
5. [[How to create wind definition and add height vs intensity data using OpenSTAAD function]]
6. [[How to add Wind Load case using OpenSTAAD function]]
7. [[How to delete load cases using OpenSTAAD function]]
8. [[How to create Load Combination using OpenSTAAD functions]]
9. [[How to assign member concentrated force using OpenSTAAD functions]]
10. [[How to add Nodal Load using OpenSTAAD (VBA and python)]]
11. [[How to add Plate Load (Pressure on full Plate; Concentrated Load, Partial Pressure on Plate) using OpenSTAAD (VBA and python)]]

Steel Design:

1. [[How to extract steel design results for all members using OpenSTAAD functions]]
2.  How to extract only critical steel design ratio for steel member using OpenSTAAD (VBA and python) 
3. [[How can I assign steel design parameters for member(s) using OpenSTAAD]]
4.  How to assign STEEL CHECK CODE command using OpenSTAAD function 
5. [[How can I get the assigned steel design parameters values of a certain member using OpenSTAAD]]

Support:

1. [[How to assign Fixed and Pinned type support to nodes using OpenSTAAD function]]

View:

1. [[How to select members parallel to the specified axis (Global X or Global Y or Global Z) using OpenSTAAD function]]
2. [[How to select Group using OpenSTAAD function]]
3. [[How to get Member List for a particular plane (XZ/YZ/XY) using OpenSTAAD function]]

Analysis

1. [[How to assign PERFORM ANALYSIS command using OpenSTAAD function]]

Member Result Extraction:

1.  How to extract Member End Forces (Global and Local) for specific Member Group using OpenSTAAD (VBA and python) 

Plate Result Extraction:

1. [[How to extract base pressure using OpenSTAAD function (VBA and python)]]