STAAD Commands and Input Instructions
Section 5
5-4
d) Repetitive Data: Repetitive numerical data may be provided
in some (but not all) input tables such as joint coordinates by
using the following format:
n*f
where n = number of times data has to be repeated
f = numeric data, integer and floating point
Example
JOINT COORDINATES
1 3*0.
This joint coordinate specification is same as:
1 0. 0. 0.