Used to begin a new project by importing the support co-ordinates and forces/moments on the individual supports from Bentley's STAAD.Pro structural analysis software program.
This feature allows you to import any analyzed STAAD.Pro file and update foundation input database if the STAAD.Pro file gets changed.
Opens when the Import STAAD.Pro tool is selected from the Home tab.
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| List box |
Lists files for selection. The files listed reside in the directory chosen in the Look in option menu, filtered according to the file type chosen in the Files of type option menu. Double-clicking a filename in the list box selects the file.
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File name
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Shows the name of the file that is selected in the list box, or you can key in a filename. The list box lists the name of the existing files in the directory.
To bypass the Look in option menu, you can key in a complete path specification for a file in the File name field.
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Files of type
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Sets the type of file to open. STAAD Foundation Advanced can import STAAD.Pro input files (file extension .STD).
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Open
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Opens the STAAD.Pro File Import dialog, which is used to list all the available load cases found in the selected STD file.
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Cancel
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Closes the dialog without importing a STAAD.Pro project file.
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