GS. Start Page

Open tab

Used to open an existing STAAD input file or Archive.

Select the Recent tab to view recent files by type. Hover your mouse pointer over any file to display the file and CONNECT Project properties.

The Additional License options are available here to allow you to select which license options you want to use before opening a file.

Tip: If you hover your mouse pointer over any item in the recent files list, you will see several tool icons on the right-hand side:

Pint to list – pin this project to the top of the list
Remove from list – remove this project from the list
Open Containing Folder – open the folder where the project is saved in Windows Explorer

New tab

Used to create a new STAAD project. Options are available to start with an analytical model or a physical model.

The Additional License options are available here to allow you to select which license options you want to use before creating a file.

Archive tab

Used to create or extract STAAD.Pro archive files.

Share tab

Table 1. Share menu items
Tool name	Description
Send Mail	Used to share STAAD.Pro project files as an e-mail attachment. The selected project files associated with a STAAD.Pro input file are saved as a STAAD.Pro ZIP file (file extension .stz).
ProjectWise	Used to save STAAD.Pro project files to a ProjectWise data source. The selected project files associated with a STAAD.Pro input file are saved as a STAAD.Pro ZIP file (file extension .stz).

Tools tab

Table 2. Tools menu items
Tool name	Description
File Converter	Used to convert structural models from other sources to a STAAD.Pro input file.

Help tab

Table 3. Help menu items
Tool name	Description
Contents	Opens the online help in your web browser.
OpenSTAAD Help	Opens the online help in your web browser to the OpenSTAAD reference section.
Technical Support	Opens the Worldwide Technical Support Resources dialog, which offers a map of worldwide technical support contacts for STAAD.Pro.
ReadMe	Opens the STAAD.Pro Read Me file in your web browser.
Knowledge Base and FAQs	Opens the STAAD.Pro Support Solutions page on Bentley Communities in your web browser.
Discussion Group	Opens the RAM \| STAAD Forum on Bentley Communities in your web browser.
Tutorials	Opens the Bentley LEARNserver in your web browser. Here you can access training and learning paths for STAAD.Pro and other Bentley products.

Table 4. About menu items
Tool name	Description
About STAAD.Pro	Opens the About STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edtion dialog, which contains version, licensing, and legal information about the product. Any Technical Preview items contained in the current version will also be listed here.
Product News	Opens the STAAD.Pro product page at Bentley.com in your web browser.
Home Page	Opens the Bentley.com home page in your web browser.
Ideas	Provide feedback with any ideas you have to improve STAAD.Pro.

Cloud

Opens the Cloud Job Management dialog, which is used to manage cloud analysis jobs.

License

Opens the STAAD.Pro License Configuration dialog, which used to manage license options for STAAD.Pro.

Configure

Opens the Application Configuration dialog, which is used to set program-wide parameters for STAAD.Pro.

Nuclear QA&R

Contains benchmarking tools available to users with a STAAD Nuclear QA&R license. This tool provides a method to validate their installations against expected results.

Note: Bentley offer users the opportunity to subscribe to a Quality Assurance and Reporting program. With this service users have been provided special builds of STAAD.Pro that follow on from a commercial release. These builds are intended to be used on sensitive projects that require the software used to be developed with an auditable quality program which Bentley provide. However, additionally these versions are reported on monthly with regard to any identified high or critical issues.