1 How to activate the link

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To integrate the IDEA StatiCa plugin into STAAD.Pro, open the BIM link installer: under the BIM tab, select Activate your BIM link (1). You may be asked by the operating system to confirm access (2). 

Select the Install button (3) next to STAAD.Pro. You should see the "Installed" status now.

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To verify that the plugin was installed, open an STAAD.Pro project, click on Utilities tab> User Tools and IDEA StatiCa Checkbot button should be listed. 

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If IDEA StatiCa Checkbot is not listed, you can add the plugin manually: 

  • Under Utilities (1) in the top ribbon, select Configure (2). Here, add the plugin as a new user-defined tool (3)
  • Command (4): C:\Program Files\IDEA StatiCa\StatiCa 25.0\IdeaStaadProPlugin.exe
  • Initial Directory (5): C:\Program Files\IDEA StatiCa\StatiCa 25.0\
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Confirm by OK (6). 

The IDEA StatiCa plugin has been added and can be accessed under User Tools now.

Please see the remarks about the limitations of this BIM link.