Starting STAAD Foundation Advanced
Do either of the following:
The
STAAD Foundation Advanced window opens.
In the program group, double-click the STAAD Foundation Advanced icon.
or
From the Windows Start menu, select (default location).
or
In Windows Explorer, double-click an SFA file icon (with the file extension .sfa).
Note: File from
previous versions of STAAD Foundation (with the file extension
.afs) may be imported using the Converter
program.
or
Drag an SFA file icon from Windows Explorer and drop it on the STAAD Foundation Advanced icon.
or
In the Windows Explorer, double-click the icon for the file, StaadFoundation.exe.
Tip: Whether
you are a first time user of
STAAD Foundation Advanced or if you're
familiar with STAAD.foundation (the previous product), we suggest that you read
through the
Application Window Layout
section to familiarize yourself with the new user interface.
You may also want to spend some time working some of the included
Quick Tour
.