The following hardware requirements are suggested minimums. Systems with increased capacity provide enhanced performance.

• PC with Intel-Pentium or equivalent.

• Graphics card and monitor with 1280x1024 resolution, 256 color display (16 bit high color recommended).

• System memory: Minimum of 1 GB is required and suitable for small to medium problems; 2GB is recommended. However, for large, complex problems up to 8 GB may be needed.

• Windows 8.1 (64 bit), Windows 10 (64 bit), or Windows 11 (64-bit) operating system.

  Note: Windows XP, Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Microsoft^® Vista, Windows 7, and 32-bit versions of Windows are no longer supported.

• Sufficient free space on the hard disk to hold the program and data files. The disk space requirement will vary depending on the modules you are installing. A typical minimum is 500MB free space.

• A multimedia ready system with sound card and speakers is needed to run the tutorial movies and slide shows.

Additional RAM, disk space, and video memory will enhance the performance of STAAD Foundation Advanced.

You should have a basic familiarity with Microsoft Windows^® operating systems in order to use the software.