[New] Staad Pro 2024 Beginner’S Guide With Excel Integration

Ultimate Beginner’s Guide: 4-Storey Building with Hipped Truss Design — Includes RCDC, STAAD Foundation Advanced & Excel

What you'll learn

Build and manage a complete 4-storey STAAD Pro structural model with a hipped roof from scratch.

Use shortcuts and step-by-step workflows to speed up modeling and avoid common mistakes.

Design and optimize slabs, beams, columns, trusses, purlins, and sag rods for efficiency and material savings.

Assign and manage loads (dead, live, wind) and create load combinations using both STAAD interface and command files.

Perform modeling management for truss system, multiple floors, including beams, slabs, and columns

Integrate RCDC for detailed design of slabs, beams, and columns, including drift and irregularity checks

Design and analyze foundations (ISOLATED, COMBINED, MAT FOOTING) with STAAD Foundation Advanced.

Modify rebar sizes, lateral ties, and stirrups for columns and beams to meet design requirements and improve constructability.

Soil interaction analysis

Merge the superstructure and truss system into one complete project file

Requirements

No prior experience with STAAD Pro is required — the course is beginner-friendly and step-by-step.

A basic understanding of structural engineering concepts (like beams, columns, loads) is helpful but not mandatory.

STAAD Pro 2024 (or similar version) installed on your computer.

RCDC and STAAD Foundation Advanced for the reinforced concrete and foundation design parts.

Microsoft Excel installed (for integration and calculations)

Willingness to learn and practice by following along with the guided examples.

Description

Are you looking to master STAAD Pro 2024 with a complete, step-by-step workflow?This course is designed for beginners, students, and professionals who want to learn shortcut-driven techniques to design real-world structures efficiently, from trusses and purlins to superstructures and foundations.Unlike quick tutorials, this masterclass takes you through the entire process of designing a 4-storey building with a hipped roof — covering analysis, modeling, optimization, detailing, and foundations. You’ll also learn how to integrate your designs with RCDC, STAAD Foundation Advanced, and Excel for professional-level outputs.What makes this course different?Shortcut-driven methods that save time while keeping precision.Covers both analysis and detailing, including rebar sizing, stirrups, and ties for beams and columns.A project-based approach — from trusses and purlins (roof system) to superstructure modeling and substructure design (isolated, combined, and mat foundations).Hands-on lessons in merging the truss system with the superstructure into one final model.Clear, structured lessons designed for all levels of learners.Key topics you’ll cover:Software setup, space shortcuts, and modeling fundamentalsTruss, purlin, and sag rod design with load applicationsSuperstructure modeling (2 Floor, 3 Floor, 4 Floor, and Roof) with property assignmentLoad cases: dead load, live load, wind load, and combinationsRCDC workflow for slabs, beams, and columns — including rebar adjustmentsBeam offsets, releases, and drift checksFoundation design with STAAD Foundation Advanced: isolated, combined, mat, and soil interactionFinal project: creating one complete, integrated structural modelBy the end of this course, you’ll be able to deliver efficient, economical, and professional structural designs using STAAD Pro 2024 — skills you can directly apply in school projects, internships, and professional practice.Who this course is for:Civil engineering students who want a solid foundation in STAAD ProBeginner engineers with no prior STAAD Pro experienceProfessionals seeking faster, shortcut-based workflowsAnyone aiming to design safe, practical, and cost-effective structuresEnroll today and learn how to take your structural design skills from concept to complete model with STAAD Pro 2024.

Overview

Section 1: PREVIEW CONTENTS

Lecture 1 PREVIEW INTRO STAAD

Lecture 2 1 PREVIEW SUPERSTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SAMPLE CUTTED

Lecture 3 2 PREVIEW FINAL COLUMN DESIGN CUTTED

Lecture 4 3 PREVIEW ISOLATED FOOTING CUTTED

Lecture 5 4 PREVIEW COMBINED AND MAT FOUNDATION CUTTED VERSION

Lecture 6 5 PREVIEW MERGING OF TRUSS SYSTEM TO SUPERSTRUCTURE CUTTED

Section 2: Settings Configuration & Truss and Purlin Geometry

Lecture 7 1 SETTINGS CONFIGURATION AND SPACE SHORTCUTS

Lecture 8 2 TRUSS GEOMETRY

Lecture 9 3 and 4 SUPPORT ASSIGNING AND RENUMBERING and PURLIN GEOMETRY

Section 3: Grouping & Model Management

Lecture 10 5 GROUPINGS PART 1

Lecture 11 6 GROUPINGS PART 2

Lecture 12 7 GROUPINGS PART 3

Lecture 13 8 GROUPINGS PART 4

Lecture 14 9 RENUMBERING NODES AND BEAMS

Lecture 15 10 MODEL MANAGMENT BEAM INCIDENCES

Section 4: Truss & Purlin Properties, and Truss Specification and Purlin Releases

Lecture 16 11 TRUSS AND PURLIN PROPERTIES

Lecture 17 12 SPECIFICATIONS TRUSS AND PURLINS RELEASES

Section 5: Load Applications

Lecture 18 13 LOADINGS PART 1 DEAD LOAD AND LIVE LOAD

Lecture 19 14 WINDLOAD PART 1

Lecture 20 15 WINDLOAD PART 2

Lecture 21 16 WINDLOAD PART 3

Lecture 22 17 ASSIGNING LOADS USING COMMAND FILE

Section 6: Purlin Design & Optimization

Lecture 23 18 PURLIN GEOMETRY AND MANAGMENT

Lecture 24 19 PURLIN LOADINGS PART 1

Lecture 25 20 PURLIN LOAD COMBOS

Lecture 26 21 PURLIN SIZE OPTIMIZATION

Section 7: Truss Design & Optimization

Lecture 27 22 TRUSS OPTIMIZATION

Lecture 28 23 TRUSS FINAL DESIGN

Section 8: Superstructure Modeling & Management

Lecture 29 24 SUPERSTRUCTURE 2F MANAGEMENT

Lecture 30 25 SUPERSTRUCTURE 3F MANAGEMENT

Lecture 31 26 and 27 SUPERSTRUCTURE 4F MANAGEMENT and SUPERSTRUCTURE ROOF MANAGEMENT

Section 9: Structural Properties & Load Cases

Lecture 32 28 ASSIGN PROPERTIES,MATERIALS,SPECIFICATIONS,SUPPORTS, DEADLOAD PART 1

Lecture 33 29 SUPERSTRUCTURE DEADLOAD

Lecture 34 30 DEADLOAD PART2 AND LIVELOAD

Lecture 35 31 LOAD CASES DETAILS PART 1

Lecture 36 32 WINDLOADS

Lecture 37 33 ASIGNING LOADCOMBOS AND CHECKING IRREGULARITIES

Section 10: RCDC Structural Design Workflow

Lecture 38 34 SLAB SIZE INITIAL RCDC

Lecture 39 35 BEAM 3.2 M INITIAL RCDC SIZE

Lecture 40 36 INITIAL BEAM 12.6M

Lecture 41 37 COLUMN RCDC SIZE

Lecture 42 38 STORY DRIFT CHECK

Section 11: Beam Offsets & Release Management

Lecture 43 39 OFFESTS 2ND TO 4TH FLOOR

Lecture 44 40 ROOF BEAM OFFSET

Lecture 45 41 INTERMEDIATE BEAM RELEASES

Lecture 46 42 OFFSET MANAGMENT OPTIONAL

Section 12: Final RCDC Structural Design

Lecture 47 43 SLAB RCDC FINAL DESIGN

Lecture 48 44 FINAL BEAM DESIGN RCDC

Lecture 49 45 FINAL COLUMN DESIGN

Section 13: Foundation Design with STAAD Foundation Advanced

Lecture 50 46 ISOLATED FOOTING

Lecture 51 47 COMBINED & MAT FOUNDATION

Lecture 52 48 SOIL INTERACTION

Section 14: Final Project

Lecture 53 49 COMPLETE MODEL

Civil engineering students who want to learn STAAD Pro step by step while working on a complete 4-storey building project with a hipped roof.,Beginner engineers with little or no experience in STAAD Pro who want a shortcut-driven workflow to get results faster,Structural design professionals who want to improve efficiency, optimize material sizes, and integrate STAAD Pro with RCDC, STAAD Foundation Advanced, and Excel,Practicing engineers who need practical skills in designing trusses, purlins, sag rods, beams, columns, slabs, and foundations,Educators or trainers looking for a ready-to-use project-based approach to teach STAAD Pro,Anyone preparing for engineering jobs or internships who wants to add industry-relevant software skills to their resume