Error in reading user table General type sections with profile points


 Product:STAAD.pro
First Affected Version:21.03.00.146
 Found in Version:21.03.00.146
Fixed and Released in Version:
 Area: Graphic User Interface
 Issue #:952319

Problem Description

The following error shows up when opening a model with user table General type section defined with profile points,

“ERROR, BLANK SPACE NOT ALLOWED BETWEN USER TABLE NAME, NAME TRUNCATED."  

The error is being caused by the fact that the coordinates for the profile points are being erroneously written in the same line as the PROFILE_POINTS command as shown next

...

START USER TABLE

TABLE 1

GENERAL

TEST1

0.185382 2.45833 0.037705 0.864583 0.107209 0.171605 0.005117 0.000142 - 0.137038 0.011722 0.097421 0.073301 0.162697 0.019352 0.007307 2.38292

PROFILE_POINTS -0.4323 1.2292 0.4323 1.2292 0.4323 1.1771 0.0208 1.1771 - 0.0208 -1.1771 0.375 -1.1771 0.375 -1.2292 -0.4323 -1.2292 -0.4323 -1.1771 - -0.0208 -1.1771 -0.0208 1.1771 -0.4323 1.1771

STRESS_LOCATIONS  

-0.4323 1.2292 0.4323 1.2292 0.375 -1.2292 -0.4323 -1.2292

END

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Steps to Reproduce

Open a model with a user table General type section defined with profile points, The following error would pop up

“ERROR, BLANK SPACE NOT ALLOWED BETWEN USER TABLE NAME, NAME TRUNCATED."  

 

Workaround

Open the STAAD.Pro command file in the editor and move the coordinate for the profile points to the next line as shown next 

...

START USER TABLE

TABLE 1

GENERAL

TEST1

0.185382 2.45833 0.037705 0.864583 0.107209 0.171605 0.005117 0.000142 - 0.137038 0.011722 0.097421 0.073301 0.162697 0.019352 0.007307 2.38292

PROFILE_POINTS

-0.4323 1.2292 0.4323 1.2292 0.4323 1.1771 0.0208 1.1771 - 0.0208 -1.1771 0.375 -1.1771 0.375 -1.2292 -0.4323 -1.2292 -0.4323 -1.1771 - -0.0208 -1.1771 -0.0208 1.1771 -0.4323 1.1771

STRESS_LOCATIONS  

-0.4323 1.2292 0.4323 1.2292 0.375 -1.2292 -0.4323 -1.2292

END 

Once the data is Saved from within the editor, the file should work without any problem. However please note that if the file is saved using the graphical user interface (GUI), the data would be rewritten in the incorrect format resulting in the same error as before. So if you need to make changes to the model using the GUI, it would be better to copy the user table commands and keep those in the commented out state so that the correct commands may be reactivated at a later stage.

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Solution

The problem will be addressed in the STAAD.Pro Connect Edition Update 4.