STAAD Foundation Advanced 2025 (v25.00.00) Release Notes
Release Date: June 2025
Version: STAAD Foundation Advanced 2025
Version Number: 25.00.00
This release introduces further enhancements to the features available in the previous version, STAAD Foundation Advanced 2024 (24.00.01). Please refer to the STAAD Foundation Advanced 2024 Release Notes for more information on the capabilities included in that release. Additionally, please consult the Read Me document to learn more about the overall capabilities within the 2025 release.
Download and Installation Instructions
Installation files for current and past STAAD Foundation Advanced releases can be downloaded from the Bentley Software Download page. After signing-in, the STAAD Foundation Advanced installers can be located by selecting STAAD in the Brand menu and clicking Apply or searching for STAAD Foundation in the Product Search box.
This version of STAAD Foundation Advanced can also be installed through the CONNECTION Client update service or through the Structural WorkSuite Hub.
This version of STAAD Foundation Advanced can be installed concurrently with the previous versions.
Please refer to the Installation Guide for any help with installation. Please refer to the Systems Configuration Guide for any guidance on the system required to support this version of the application.
New Feature
STAAD Foundation Advanced 2025 includes the following new feature.
Pile Cap Design (ACI 318 2014 & 2019, IS 456 2000)
Pile Caps can now be designed in accordance with ACI 318 2014 & 2019 and IS 456 2000 codes. This feature addition completes the foundation analysis and design offering for all major types of foundations for buildings and framed structures for these codes.
The pile cap foundation object supports the following new capabilities.
- Model pile cap foundations of multiple configurations at any angle orientation with respect to the global X and Y/Z axes.
- Analyze foundations using finite elements (flexible method) in addition to the traditional rigid body assumption.
- Automatic determination of pile configuration based on set templates. Generation of plot to trace the reasoning behind the choice of the final pile configuration.
- Pile punching checks.
Enhancements:
STAAD Foundation Advanced 2025 includes the following enhancements and minor changes.
- Application can now be launched directly from within STAAD.Pro version 2025.
- STAAD Foundation Advanced now notifies the user if there are any changes made to the STAAD.Pro model / models that has / have been imported.
- Pile punching checks for pile supported mat foundations.
- Reduced calculated punching shear stresses by considering soil bearing pressure within the punching perimeter.
- Pile diameters are no longer limited to a minimum of 12 inches or 300 mm. This supports micropile design..
Defect Corrections:
- There were instances when the data was not saved or retained properly while saving or making changes to the file. This led to the file not reopening or displaying unexpected data.
- Finite element analysis results were not read, even if available, when errors were reported during analysis.
- There was an error in reporting of factors of safety for sliding and overturning in the post analysis check summary report.
- Crash while clicking on the Select button in the Design Properties page for choosing load combinations that have more than one envelope type.
- An error in the selection of stirrup reinforcement diameter for pedestals.
- A unit conversion error in the calculation of area of reinforcement required for flexure, when the ACI metric design code is used but bars are selected from the imperial database.
- Version 2024 failed to open STAAD.Pro files with moving load cases.
- A tolerance error resulting in incorrect reinforcement bar detailing display.