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EX. OpenSTAAD Example Files

The following files are included when STAAD.Pro is installed.

These files are located in the C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition\Samples\Sample Models\OpenSTAAD\ folder (default location).

Table 1. OpenSTAAD examples installed with the program
File name Description
boxgirder.vbs An OpenSTAAD macro used to parametrically generate a concrete box girder outline consisting of plate elements.
concretebeam.vbs An OpenSTAAD macro used to perform the design of a reinforced concrete beam per ACI 318-99 for a selected member in an analyzed STAAD model.
Rectangle-Beam.xls A Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet which can be used to check the capacity of a rectangular concrete beam with the reinforcement already laid out.
STAADAndWord.doc A Microsoft Office Word document that includes a macro to first load the current analytical model from STAAD.Pro and then load the support reaction values for a selected supported node and load case.
STDandACAD.dwg A sample AutoCAD drawing file capable of writing the member section forces at any distance along a member in the current analytical model in STAAD.Pro.