Structures Simplified

AI + OpenSTAAD: Automating STAAD.Pro

Drive STAAD.Pro from code with OpenSTAAD, and use AI to write and debug the code with you.

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Intermediate English 4h 41m · 11 lessons Updated 25 Oct 2026

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This course includes

  • 4h 41m of video across 11 lessons
  • Downloadable notes & resources
  • Lifetime access, including updates
  • Certificate of completion

What you'll learn

  • Connect to STAAD.Pro with OpenSTAAD and read the model
  • Create geometry, properties, supports and loads from code
  • Run analysis and pull results into Excel automatically
  • Use AI assistants to write, explain and fix OpenSTAAD code

Course content

4 sections · 11 lessons · 4h 41m total

OpenSTAAD basics3 lessons · 53 min
Automating the model3 lessons · 1h 30m
  • Creating geometry from code30 min
  • Assigning properties, supports and loads32 min
  • Running the analysis and reading results28 min
AI as your co-pilot3 lessons · 1h
Projects2 lessons · 1h 18m
  • Support reactions to Excel40 min
  • Batch updates across many models38 min

Requirements

  • STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition
  • Basic programming (or take the C# course first)

Description

OpenSTAAD lets you control STAAD.Pro from your own programs, and AI makes writing that code far faster. This course combines both: the OpenSTAAD fundamentals you need, and a practical way of working with AI so you can automate your own workflows safely.

Instructor

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Structures Simplified faculty
Practising structural engineers

Our courses are built and taught by engineers who design and check real structures every week — so the workflow you learn is the one you'll use on the job.

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