STAAD.Pro Help

A. To specify pre-analysis commands

To instruct the program to include model input data in the STAAD output file (.anl), use the following procedure.

  1. On the Analysis and Design ribbon tab, select the Pre Analysis Commands tool in the Analysis Data group.

    The Pre Analysis Print - Whole Structure dialog opens.
  2. Click Define Commands. The Analysis/Print Commands dialog opens.
  3. Select the tab corresponding to the print command you want to add to the output file.
    • Problem Statistics
    • Joint Coordinates
    • Member Information
    • Material Properties
    • Support Information
    • All
    • Element Information
    • Solid Information
    • Member Properties
  4. Click Add.
    Note: If you selected a portion of the model prior to opening the Analysis/Print Commands dialog, you can click Assign to assign the command to those model objects.
    The selected print command is added to the input file.
  5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to add additional print commands.
  6. Click Close.

You must assign most print commands to portions of the model using one of the standard assignment methods.