Software
STAAD.Pro
STAAD.Pro Connect Edition for 3D frame analysis and steel design to 80+ international codes.
Quick answer
Structural Engineering Services supports STAAD.Pro projects worldwide with staad.pro analysis & design, structural analysis services, pipe rack design, seismic & wind load analysis — delivered by senior engineers on licensed software to international codes.
- Publisher
- Bentley Systems
- Discipline
- Frame analysis & code-based member design
- Licensing
- Commercial seats, in-house only
Capability at a glance
Our STAAD.Pro bench strength
Every figure below is what we run in production — licensed seats, supported versions and the scale we deliver at, so you can size us against your package before you enquire.
10
Licensed seats
STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition with advanced analysis enabled
80+
Design codes
AISC, EN, IS, AS/NZS, CSA, BS and national annexes
25,000
Members in largest model
Phased rack and process structure in a single .std file
2-stage
Independent check
Engineer plus senior checker sign every calculation set
5–10 days
Typical package
Model, analysis, design and bound report for a mid-size structure
Deliverables
What we produce in STAAD.Pro
What leaves our STAAD.Pro desk is a calculation package a third-party checker can follow line by line: the idealisation, the loads, the combinations, the code clauses and the governing utilisations.
Scope your deliverables3D analytical model
Beam, plate and solid idealisation with supports, releases and offsets justified in the model-basis note — not quietly assumed.
Load cases & combinations
Dead, live, wind, seismic, crane, thermal, erection and test loads built to ASCE 7, EN 1991, IS 875/1893 or AS/NZS 1170 with a full combination matrix.
Member design check report
Code check to AISC 360, EN 1993, IS 800, AS 4100 or CSA S16 with the governing clause, ratio and controlling combination for every member.
Serviceability & drift checks
Deflection, sway, crane-girder and vibration limits checked against the project criteria and tabulated by member group.
Support reaction tables
Factored and unfactored reactions per load case, formatted for direct hand-off to foundation design and to the civil contractor.
Signed calculation report
Model plots, load diagrams, assumptions, results and a sign-off sheet — issued as a bound PDF for approval or authority submission.
Interoperability
STAAD.Pro file formats we work with
STAAD.Pro is the hub between geometry and everything downstream — connections, foundations and detailing all start from its reactions. These exchanges keep that chain lossless.
| Format | Direction | How we use it |
|---|---|---|
| .std input file | Both ways | The editable model itself — delivered so your team can re-run, extend and audit the analysis. |
| ISM repository | Both ways | Round-trip geometry with RAM Connection, Foundation Advanced and Revit without remodelling. |
| CIS-2 / SDNF | Both ways | Analytical member exchange with Tekla Structures and other detailing platforms. |
| DXF / DWG | We import | Grid lines and setting-out geometry imported so the model matches the architectural layout exactly. |
| Excel / CSV | Both ways | Node, member and load schedules in; reaction and utilisation tables out for foundations and reporting. |
| STAAD output (.anl) | We deliver | Full text results file supplied alongside the PDF so a checker can interrogate any load case. |
| PDF calculation set | We deliver | Bound, indexed and signed report for client, certifier or authority review. |
Working in a format that is not listed? Send a sample file with your enquiry — we confirm every exchange route before kick-off rather than discovering it at issue.
How we work
Our STAAD.Pro workflow
Our process is built around catching problems before they reach your reviewer, so the checking stages are fixed, not optional.
- 1
Design basis & idealisation
We agree the structural system, boundary conditions, materials and which code set governs before any geometry is built.
- 2
Geometry & sections
Frame built from your layout, with profile catalogue, material grades, releases and offsets matched to how the structure is actually built.
- 3
Loading
Gravity, wind, seismic, crane, piping, thermal, blast and erection loads applied, with their derivation documented in the report appendix.
- 4
Combinations & analysis
Linear, P-Delta, buckling and response-spectrum or time-history runs as the structure demands, with mass participation verified.
- 5
Results sanity check
Quality gateEquilibrium, reaction totals against hand-calculated weights, deflected-shape review and warning-log clearance before any member is sized.
- 6
Code check & optimisation
Member design iterated for weight and for the sections your fabricator can actually buy, not just the lightest in the table.
- 7
Hand-off & report
Reactions to foundations, end forces to connection design, and the indexed calculation report issued for review.
One stage is a formal quality gate — work does not move forward until a senior engineer signs it off, which is why revisions after issue stay rare.
Choosing a platform
When STAAD.Pro is the right choice
We run all twelve packages in-house, so we have no reason to push you towards one. Use this to check that the platform matches the deliverable you actually need.
Choose STAAD.Pro when
- Framed steel or concrete structures — pipe racks, technological structures, PEBs, towers, platforms and industrial buildings.
- A project that must be checked against an unfamiliar national code: STAAD carries 80+ international design codes in one model.
- Dynamic demands — response spectrum, time history, crane surge or machine-induced vibration on a frame.
- You need member forces and reactions in a form connection and foundation design can consume directly.
We would use something else when
Still unsure? Send the drawings and the deliverable you need — we will tell you which platform we would run it on, and why, before quoting.
Relevant services
Our STAAD.Pro services
STAAD.Pro Analysis & Design
Building STAAD.Pro models and producing code-checked member design for steel structures.
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Verifying strength, stability and serviceability of structures under all governing load combinations.
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Pipe Rack Design
Analysing and detailing main and secondary pipe racks with pipe, thermal, wind and seismic loads.
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Seismic & Wind Load Analysis
Evaluating structures for site-specific seismic and wind actions per local codes.
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STAAD.Pro work by market
Pick the market your project is built in. Every page sets out the governing codes, units and delivery window we work to there.
8 markets
Most requested markets
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- STAAD.Pro Analysis & Design in USA
- STAAD.Pro Analysis & Design in United Kingdom
- STAAD.Pro Analysis & Design in UAE
- STAAD.Pro Analysis & Design in Saudi Arabia
- STAAD.Pro Analysis & Design in Australia
- STAAD.Pro Analysis & Design in Canada
- STAAD.Pro Analysis & Design in Singapore
- STAAD.Pro Analysis & Design in India
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