STAAD stands for Structural Analysis and Design.StaadPro is the most popular general Analysis & Design Software useful for RCC and steel structures alike.Though STAAD Pro is not customised for a Building structural design like in ETABS,the tool has considerable advantages when it comes to non conventional geometry and special requirements.StaadPro is handy for quick analysis of secondary structures.It is widely used in infrastructure design like that of tunnels,bridges and culverts.

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Staad is quite used in government organisations and old consultancies even now as most of them have not embraced the change to ETABS.The steel design capability of staad is in par with any other design software like ETABS. Staad Pro is partly compatible with Building Information tools like Revit. Bentley, the parent organisation of STAAD Pro has its own BIM products which are completely compatible.

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Other advantages of STAAD Pro that makes it popular is its easiness of modelling complicated geometry,

Global useage,good technical support,availability of online STAAD Pro tutorials that are validated.

It supports a lot many International codes of practice,supports almost every material analysis.

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All the powerplant structures,industrial structures etc are analysed and designed using StaadPro.Staad allows optimisation of member design by using the code recommended standard sections. Benteley has recently improved Staad V8i series to a select series which is much better.