The structure geometry consists of joint numbers, their coordinates, member numbers, the member connectivity information, plate element numbers, etc.

The STAAD input file commands generated are:

JOINT COORDINATES
1 0 0 0 ; 2 2 0 0 ; 3 2 0 2 ; 4 0 0 2 
5 4 0 0 ; 6 4 0 2 ; 7 6 0 0 ; 8 6 0 2
9 2 0 4 ; 10 0 0 4 ; 11 4 0 4 ; 12 6 0 4
ELEMENT INCIDENCES SHELL
1 1 2 3 4 ; 2 2 5 6 3 ; 3 5 7 8 6 
4 4 3 9 10 ; 5 3 6 11 9 ; 6 6 8 12 11

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In this tutorial, you will optionally explore four different methods to create the model: