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Application Configuration dialog

Used to set program-wide parameters for STAAD.Pro.

Opens when Configure is selected on the applica on Start page.

General tab
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Language Select the user interface language from the drop-down list. You must restart the program to see that language used in user interface.

Base Unit
There are two base unit systems in the program which control the units (length, force, temperature, etc.) in which, values – specifically results and other informa on presented in the tables and reports – are displayed. The base unit system also
dictates what type of default values the program will use when a ributes such as Modulus of Elas city, Density, etc., are assigned based on material types – Steel, Concrete, Aluminum – selected from the program’s library . These two unit
systems are English (Foot, Pound, etc.) and Metric (KN, Meter, etc.)

Global Axis Select which axis represents the gravity direc on in your model by default. Subsequently all modeling, analysis, and post-processing items would be based on this coordinate system.

Select either the Y up or Z up op on.

Note: Some features in STAAD.Pro require that Y up be used for the global axis orienta on.

Diagram
Background Select either a White or Black background for the view window. This selec on will also set some default colors in which beams, plates and solids are drawn. For example, a white background is accompanied by black lines for drawing beams.

Theme Select the basic color theme used in the applica on.

Options tab
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Addi onal
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Always Save Auxiliary Data
During the course of performing analysis, design, and post-processing opera ons, mul ple files associated with a STAAD project are generated. Set this op on to direct the program to save all
files in the STAAD project when the project is closed.

Always Delete Results Data If

Set this op on to delete results files when a project is opened if the input file has been modified more recently than those input files. This op on is helpful in ensuring that results invalidated
Out of Sync
by recent changes to the input file will not be used in error.

Warn if model accessed from

Set this op on to display a warning dialog when an input file is opened from a network drive. Using a network drive can drama cally slow performance. It is recommended that local copies of
Network Drive
files be made to improve performance.

Remove Bentley (B) logo from

Set this op on to remove the Bentley logo from reports generated in STAAD.Pro.
Report

Tip: You can always add a custom logo and branding to your reports.

Startup
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Show Licensing Informa on Check this op on during the applica on launch to be prompted with License Informa on dialog (see GS. Star ng STAAD.Pro) lis ng enabled licensing op ons.

Show CONNECT Advisor Check this op on to open the CONNECT Advisor window when the program starts.

Show news feed for new posts Check this op on to open the news feed reader when the program starts.

File Format tab

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Input format
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Single Line Format Commands Select whether Joint coordinates as well as Member, Plate, and Solid incidences will be wri en one per input line or mul ple per input line by se ng the associated op ons here.

Write expanded list Set this op on to instruct the program to write out joint, member or element numbers individually, for example: 1 2 3 4 5 instead of 1 TO 5 and consequently, creates
voluminous input.

Joint Coordinate Significant Specify the number of significant digits used for nodal coordinates. This is used for models which require a high degree of precision.
Figures
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Output format
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Add key file informa on
Set this op on to Instruct the program to list all the key files that were used with the analysis including the date of the principal files.

Note: Even if the general case is that the Key Informa on is displayed, it can be tuned off in a par cular analysis if the data file contains the command SET NOFILE.

Error format
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Create Error File You may choose not to have the error file created at all, though this isn’t advisable. Un-check the box provided for that purpose if you choose to do so.

Log maximum errors per single input A single line of input may contain more than one error. We can set how many such errors we want shown for each input line.

Log maximum errors You can also set the maximum number of errors you want reported for the en re file. That number is 100 by default.

Design Codes tab

STAAD.Pro supports several major interna onal design codes. Select the default design code to use when selec ng the material-based design in the program.

Note: You may not use more than one design code in one single run, even if the Input Command File has more than one CODE command. Also note the design code specified by the Design Code tab must match that specified in the Input Command File.

Bentley Cloud Services tab

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Use CONNECT Project Configura on Se ngs Check this op on to use the ProjectWise Project Configura on.

Create CONNECTED Project Configura on Click to create a ProjectWise Project Configura on to use for files.

Default Project Select a ProjectWise Project to use as a default project for all new files created.