STAAD Pro is a comprehensive structural engineering software that addresses all aspects of structural engineering including model devolopment, verification, analyis, design and review of results. It includes advanced dynamic analysis and push over analysis for wind load and earthquake load.STAAD Pro is a comprehensive structural engineering software that addresses all aspects of structural engineering including model devolopment, verification, analyis, design and review of results. It includes advanced dynamic analysis and push over analysis for wind load and earthquake load.

STAAD Pro can be started from the programs menu in windows or from the desktop Icon (If available). Every time you start the programme a new dialogue box will pop up. The box consists of types of structure of space, plane, floor and truss. Select the appropriate structure to be worked out, file name and location to be saved. The length and force units should be specified to be used in the drawing. After this step the STAAD Pro interface appears. In the central area there is a white space with some grids, this is the drawing area showing the whole structure. We can model our structure and assign the load in this interface. In the left part there are so many “tab” which is called page control. Different processes of STAAD Pro like modeling, analysis, post analysis, design can be accessed within these “tab”. To the right there are different window available. Options for different tabs in page control are accessed in this area. By default usually snap and grid settings is shown in the window.