STAAD Foundation Advanced Help

Input data into the spreadsheet

  1. Open the Multiple Jobs Excel input.xls spreadsheet.
  2. (Optional) Save the file in a new location.
    Tip: You may want to save the file under a different name (e.g., the physical project's name or your companies job number).
  3. Select the Units you want to use on the Units tab.
  4. Global data is entered on the first set of spreadsheet tabs:
    1. Set the number and location of X- and Z- axis grids on the Grid Tables tab.
      Tip: The correct number of grids will be highlighted in both tables. Values in gray cells will not be imported into STAAD Foundation Advanced.
    2. Column Positions table and Column Dimensions table are entered on the Support Data tab.
    3. Create New Load Case form data is entered on the Load Table tab.
    4. Add a Column Reaction Load form are entered on the Loads tab.
  5. Enter the local data for all of the job types you want to add to your STAAD Foundation Advanced project. Data entry is analogous to the type of foundation for each tab:
    Tip: Right click and delete tabs for foundation types you won't need in your project to prevent any unnecessary data being imported.
  6. Save the spreadsheet and exit Excel.
Parent topic: Import Foundation Input from a Microsoft Office Excel® spreadsheet