Structural Analysis Software

STAAD.Pro®Structural analysis and design software, trusted by engineering professionals for 25 years

Buy STAAD.Pro through Bimeco, an authorised Bentley channel partner in Singapore. Pricing in SGD, licence options, onboarding and support for your structural team.

Your licence is issued by Bentley to a named user and includes 2 Keys for training or services. Bimeco quotes and invoices in SGD with payment terms of up to 30 days, and supports your team from Singapore.

SGD 7,051
1-year subscription
SGD 21,153
3-year subscription
Perpetual licence
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STAAD.Pro

Trusted by leading firms

ABBJacobsSurbana JurongSiemensHDB
50
Steel design codes from around the world
80%
Of new users learn to use STAAD.Pro efficiently in under two hours
25 yrs
Track record behind the software
NQA-1
ASME quality programme, approved for use on nuclear power installations

Figures from Bentley's STAAD.Pro product data sheet, document 721100-24.

Capabilities

Structural Modelling & Analysis Features

What the software covers, as described in the Bentley product data sheet

01Analysis

Finite element analysis and design

Static, dynamic, wind, earthquake, thermal and moving loads on buildings, culverts, plants, bridges, stadiums and marine structures.

02Modelling

Flexible modelling

Wire frames for speed, rendered 3D models for mass distribution, a structure wizard, and meshes generated from zones or DXF files.

03Design codes

Design codes from around the world

US, European, Indian, Chinese and Japanese steel and concrete codes, current and historical, so one model serves local and international jobs.

04BIM

BIM interoperability

iTwin Analytical Synchronizer brings STAAD models into BIM workflows with ProStructures, OpenBuildings Designer, Revit and Tekla. Two-way links with ProStructures and OpenBuildings Designer.

05Post-processing

Post-processing and reports

Linked tables and views, contoured stress plots, animations of displacements and mode shapes, and clear output files for checking.

06QA

Nuclear-grade quality assurance

Developed to 10CFR Part 50 Appendix B, 10CFR Part 21 and ASME NQA-1, and approved for the design of nuclear power installations.

At a glance

STAAD.Pro at a glance

Feature detail from the Bentley product data sheet

STAAD.Pro modelling interface with a steel frame model and the node spreadsheet

User interface

  • Structural grids, tooltips and frame generators
  • Structure wizard for simple and complex analytical models
  • Simple wire frames and fully rendered 3D models
  • IDE-style editor with IntelliSense and context-sensitive help
  • Triangular and quadrilateral meshes from zones or DXF files
  • Load generators for seismic UBC and IBC, ASME wind and snow
Beams, plates and supports modelled in STAAD.Pro

Objects

  • Linear, curved and physical beams with section databases
  • 3- and 4-noded plates and surface objects with holes
  • Solid bricks from 4 to 8 nodes
  • Foundation and multilinear spring supports
  • Nodal controls, dependencies and floor diaphragms
  • Nonstructural loading panels and reference lines
STAAD.Pro post-processing view with contoured plate stress results

Analysis

  • First-order elastic analysis, including iterative one-way
  • Large and small P-Delta with stress-stiffening effects
  • Geometric imperfections and direct analysis to AISC 360
  • Eigen buckling and geometric nonlinear analysis with STAAD.Pro Advanced
  • Dynamic modal analysis, time history and response spectrum
  • Cloud-based analysis on Bentley servers from your desktop
Design code selection in STAAD.Pro

Design and documentation

  • Interactive graphics with linked tables and windows
  • Contoured stress plots and animations of mode shapes
  • 50 steel design codes from around the world
  • Steel drawing production with Steel Autodrafter, by subscription
  • Integrated concrete design, detailing and drawings with STAAD.Pro Advanced, Structural WorkSuite or STAAD Advanced Concrete Design

How it works

From first model to handover

How a structural team runs a project in STAAD.Pro.

  1. 01

    Model the structure

    Start from the structure wizard, import CAD or DXF, or build wire frames and rendered 3D members. Beams, plates, solids, springs and supports are all native objects.

  2. 02

    Define loads and cases

    Apply static, dynamic, wind, seismic, thermal and moving loads with the UBC, IBC and ASME generators, or define them explicitly.

  3. 03

    Analyse and check against code

    Run elastic, P-Delta, buckling and dynamic modal analysis. Check members against US, European, Indian, Chinese or Japanese codes.

  4. 04

    Document and hand over

    Produce reports from the model, and drawings with Steel Autodrafter or STAAD.Pro Advanced. Pass results to AutoPIPE, RAM Connection or STAAD Foundation Advanced, or out through the OpenSTAAD API.

Interoperability

Works with the tools you already run

STAAD.Pro exchanges models and results with Bentley and third-party applications.

  • ProStructures

    Two-way link for design and construction documents

  • OpenBuildings Designer

    Two-way link for design and construction documents

  • Revit

    BIM workflow through iTwin Analytical Synchronizer

  • Tekla

    BIM workflow through iTwin Analytical Synchronizer

  • AutoPIPE

    Pass steel frames across and bring pipe support reactions back

  • RAM Connection

    Analysis forces flow straight into connection design

  • STAAD Foundation Advanced

    Support reactions and positions feed foundation design

  • RAM Concept

    Floor slabs linked for reinforced and post-tensioned design

  • ProjectWise

    Manage STAAD.Pro models in Bentley's project collaboration system

  • OpenSTAAD API

    Drive models and pull results into Excel, Word or your own tools

  • ADINA

    Export models for complex nonlinear problems

  • CAD and DXF

    CAD geometry as wire frame, grid or mesh outline, plus CIS/2 exchange

STAAD.Pro in practice

Two Bentley case studies where STAAD carried the structural analysis and design.

Aerial render of the Caiziba Pumped-Storage Power Station reservoir and dam in Fengjie County, Chongqing
SIDRI

Pumped-storage power station in karst terrain

Challenge

A CNY 8.4 billion pumped-storage station in Chongqing's karst region, with caves, fissures and underground rivers beneath the site. The team needed one platform to tie geological data, structural design and construction planning together.

Results

  • ●STAAD structural analysis and design of key station components
  • ●1,850 design conflicts resolved in 3D reviews, CNY 4.5 million of rework avoided
  • ●Construction period cut by 42 days across the Bentley toolset
Pipe racks and process plant at the MCC CERI hydrogen metallurgy facility in Zhangjiakou, Hebei
MCC CERI

First hydrogen metallurgy engineering facility

Challenge

A first-of-its-kind plant in Zhangjiakou with a 120-metre shaft furnace that must carry heavy loads at extreme temperatures, delivered by 29 design disciplines on a small site and a tight timeframe.

Results

  • ●Shaft furnace designed in STAAD.Pro, ProStructures and ProConcrete
  • ●29 disciplines coordinated in one ProjectWise data environment
  • ●Digital twin cut construction time by up to three years, per Bentley

Buying through Bimeco

Why buy STAAD.Pro through Bimeco

The same Bentley licence, with SGD invoicing, flexible purchase terms and professional support from a local partner.

01

Authorised channel partner

Your licence, updates and entitlements come from Bentley. Your quotation and invoice come from us, with payment terms of up to 30 days.

02

Flexible purchase options

Choose a 1-year subscription, a 3-year subscription or a perpetual licence, quoted and invoiced in SGD. Cloud Services Subscription is available on request.

03

Professional services and support

We set up licences and first models with your team, then our structural BIM practitioners answer installation and workflow questions in Singapore working hours. SkillsFuture BIM courses run through Ace Industrial Academy.

Pricing

Choose your STAAD licence

Bentley Virtuosity list prices in SGD for a 12-month Virtuoso subscription. Perpetual and Cloud Services Subscription options on request.

STAAD.Pro

Essential structural analysis, including FEM analysis and physical modelling.

Starting at

$7,051SGD

12-month Virtuoso subscription

Includes 1 licence and 2 Keys for training or services

  • 3D structural analysis and design for steel and concrete structures
  • Physical models converted to analytical models for analysis
  • Local regulations and international design codes, with 50 steel codes
  • Iterative buckling, P-Delta and dynamic modal analysis
  • iTwin Analytical Synchronizer link to Revit, Tekla and ProStructures
  • OpenSTAAD API and DXF exchange

STAAD.Pro Advanced

All STAAD.Pro capabilities plus advanced analysis and concrete detailing.

Starting at

$8,889SGD

12-month Virtuoso subscription

Includes 1 licence and 2 Keys for training or services

  • Everything in STAAD.Pro
  • Nonlinear geometric and cable analysis
  • Eigen buckling analysis
  • Floor spectrum analysis from time-history loading for seismic design
  • Automated reinforcing drawings, details and schedules
MOST POPULAR

Structural WorkSuite

Interoperable STAAD and RAM applications in one cost-effective licence.

Starting at

$9,882SGD

12-month Virtuoso subscription

Includes 1 licence and 3 Keys for training or services

  • STAAD.Pro Advanced, STAAD Foundation Advanced and RAM Structural System
  • Bentley Analytical Cloud Services for high-powered design and optimisation
  • ADINA for nonlinear and finite element analysis
  • One licence to manage across the structural workflow

Prices are Bentley's current list prices and can change. We confirm the price and any applicable GST in your quotation.

System requirements

System requirements

As published in the Bentley product data sheet.

Minimum

  • Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit
  • Intel Pentium or AMD processor, 3.0 GHz or faster
  • 1 GB memory
  • 500 MB storage
  • Graphics card and monitor at 1280 x 1024 with 256-colour display

Recommended

  • 2 GB memory
  • 16-bit high-colour graphics card

Frequently Asked Questions

How is STAAD.Pro licensed, and what does the price include?+
The standard option is a 12-month Virtuoso subscription for one named user. The 1-year price is SGD 7,051 and a 3-year subscription is SGD 21,153. Each subscription includes Keys you can redeem for Bentley training or services: 2 with STAAD.Pro and STAAD.Pro Advanced, 3 with Structural WorkSuite. Perpetual licences with a SELECT subscription and Cloud Services Subscription for occasional use are quoted on request.
What is the difference between STAAD.Pro, STAAD.Pro Advanced and Structural WorkSuite?+
STAAD.Pro covers linear, P-Delta, iterative buckling and dynamic analysis with steel design and concrete design checks. STAAD.Pro Advanced adds nonlinear geometric and cable analysis, eigen buckling, floor spectrum analysis, and integrated concrete design with detailing and drawings. Structural WorkSuite bundles STAAD.Pro Advanced with STAAD Foundation Advanced, RAM Structural System, Bentley Analytical Cloud Services and ADINA in one licence.
What do I get from Bimeco that I do not get buying direct?+
The licence itself is identical. Through Bimeco you get an SGD quotation and invoice with payment terms of up to 30 days, licence and first-model setup with your team, support from structural BIM practitioners in Singapore working hours, and SkillsFuture BIM courses through Ace Industrial Academy.
Which design codes and analysis methods does STAAD.Pro support?+
50 steel design codes from around the world plus concrete codes covering US, European, Indian, Chinese and Japanese standards, in current and historical versions. Analysis covers first-order elastic, large and small P-Delta, direct analysis to AISC 360, iterative buckling, and dynamic modal analysis with response spectrum and time history. Eigen buckling and geometric nonlinear analysis need STAAD.Pro Advanced.
Does STAAD.Pro work with Revit, Tekla and my CAD files?+
Yes. iTwin Analytical Synchronizer brings STAAD models into BIM workflows with Revit, Tekla, ProStructures and OpenBuildings Designer. CAD models in DXF files serve as the base wire frame or mesh outline, CIS/2 exchanges data with other steel packages, and ProjectWise manages the models across the project team.
How does STAAD.Pro compare to ETABS?+
STAAD.Pro is a general structural analysis and design application for any structure type, with 50 steel codes, links to Bentley and Autodesk tools, and a quality programme approved for nuclear work. ETABS is CSI's building-focused package. Send us your project mix and we will compare the two against it.

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