STAAD.Pro Help

M.Plates

M. To set new plate attributes
To specify a set of attributes to automatically assign to new beams, use the following procedure.
M. To draw plates connecting existing nodes
To draw triangular or quadrilateral plate elements connecting existing nodes, use the following procedure.
M. To add a plate bounded by beams
To create an infill plate by selecting existing members as plate edges, use the following procedure.
M. To generate plate mesh from corner nodes
To generate a finite element mesh by selecting corner nodes, use the following procedure.
M. Parametric Models
STAAD.Pro allows you to model surfaces by automatically generating a mesh from a set of parameters. You can preview the final meshed state of the wall, slab, or panel before deploying the meshed entity into the remainder of the model. This way you can visually examine several trials or prototypes to find the most suitable alternative.
M. To define a slab/wall connection
Use the following procedure to generate a mesh for a wall super-element when compatibility with a connected slab super-element is required.

Parent Topic: M. Creating Model Objects