While using OpenSTAAD, I have noticed a significant reduction in the time required for data extraction (whether it is member end forces or geometry data) when a dialog box (such as autosave dialog) is open in STAAD GUI. Can I use this anomaly to my advantage (by opening a dialog by ctrl+s before running an OpenSTAAD command in VBA) to reduce the time of data extraction or could there be issues in the data extracted in this manner?
We are using version 20.07.11.45.
Please advise.