STAAD Foundation Advanced Help

Create a rectangular mesh region parametrically

  1. Select Mat Foundation job > Mesh Generation > Add Meshing Region > Add Rectangular Region in the Main Navigation pane.
  2. Specify a unit of length to be used for coordinate and length values.
  3. Specify X1 and Z1 coordinates of the top left corner (in plan).
  4. Specify a Length and Width of the rectangular region.
  5. Specify an elevation of the rectangular region.
    Tip: This is typically left as zero for most jobs.
  6. Click the Add Region button. The boundary region is added in the View window.