The following is a short tutorial on using the General Foundations mode of STAAD Foundation Advanced. If this is the first time you have ever used the program, it is recommended that you perform this exercise to familiarize yourself with the program.

This Quick Tour is a set of short example exercises that illustrate how to use STAAD.foundation to design several different types of foundations. The procedure for importing support co-ordinates and forces/moments on the individual supports from STAAD.Pro is also discussed.