What is STAAD PRO ? 

Introduction
STAAD stands for Structural Analysis and Design. STAAD Pro software is used in analyzing and designing commercial and residential buildings, bridges, towers, industrial structures etc. It helps structural engineers reduce their work of manual calculations. It is the world’s most useful structural analysis and design software supporting Indian and international codes.

Students at Training Session at
CAD CAM Centre Goa

STAAD Pro was originally developed by Research Engineers International in 1997,In 2005 was later sold to Bentley Systems. It supports several steel, concrete and timber design codes.It can also make use of various forms of dynamic analysis from modal extraction to time history and response spectrum analysis.In recent years it has become part of integrated structural analysis and design.Foundation is also provided for engineers working with STAAD Pro.

How to get Training Course of STADD PRO as an Student in Goa, India ?

At CAD CAM CENTRE, MARGAO, GOA one can Learn and Practice STAAD PRO effectively , once joining the Course. You can Register Free by Submitting the Online Form Here. 

Design codes in STADD PRO

STAAD Indian design codes:-

*Concrete Design per IS 456

*Concrete Design per IS 13920

*Steel Design per IS 800 – 1984

*Steel Design per IS 800 – 2007

*Steel Design per IS 802 – 1995

*Design per Indian Cold Formed Steel Code 801 – 1975

STAAD American Steel Design codes:-

*Steel Design per AASHTO Specifications ASD and LRFDAmerican Aluminum Code based on ASD 1994 Sixth Edition (October, 1994).
Design Code Steel Design per ASCE 10 -97

*Steel Design per American Petroleum Institute Code - based on the API 2A-WSDstandard, 21st Edition.

*ANSI/AISC N690-1994 Code – needs the STAAD Nuclear Design Codes.
SELECT Code Pack.

*ANSI/AISC N690-1984 Code

*ASME NF 3000 - 1974 & 1977

* CodesASME NF 3000 - 1989

* CodeASME NF 3000 - 1998

* CodeASME NF 3000 - 2001

* 2004 Codes requires Nuclear Design Codes pack

STAAD British design codes:-

*BS 5950-1:2000 (steel)

*BS 5950– 5:1998 (cold formed steel)

*BS 8110-1:1997 (concrete)

*BS 5400- 3:1982 (steel, concrete and composite bridges with amendment # 4051and 6488)

*BS 8700- 1997 (concrete structures forretaining aqueous liquids)

Students are eligible for downloading a FREE 36 month student version of AutoCAD for use and practice. 

The Autodesk Student Version software incorporates all the functionality of AutoCAD professional licenses, but includes a print banner making the software inappropriate for professional-looking, commercial, or for-profit purposes. Autodesk Student Version software may not be used for commercial or for-profit purposes. Thirty-six month licenses of Autodesk student software are not eligible for product upgrade or transfer to a commercial license.

As per the AutoDesk guidelines mentioned in the official website on Students Download :

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What One can Learn From Mechanical CAD Course ?

• Product Design and development.
• Reverse engineering of machines and products.
• FEA service to find the strength of product.
• Drafting and detailing of drawings like layouts,P & I drawings,isometric drawings etc.
• Preparing of 3D model for perspective view,machine animations and walk-trough.
• Designing and outsourcing of Dies,moulds,press tools,jigs and fixtures.
• Designing and making of machines and replacements of parts.
• Complete industrial setup with process cycle,product trials and first product inspection.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE: CATIA

INTRODUCTION

• Introduction to CATIA.
• Introduction to catia startup dialog box.
• Introduction to tool bars ,pull down menu
• PART DESIGN
• 2d sketching and editing.
• Constraining.
• Sketch based features:-Pad Pocket, Shaft, Grove, Loft, Slot, Stiffener, Rib, Multi pad, Drafted Filleted pad Pocket.
• Dress up features:-Edge fillet, Variable fillet, triatangent fillet, chamfer, draft, shell thickness.
• Editing:-Parameters, Sketch, delete, definition, planes, hide/show, local update, saving parts.

WIRE FRAME & SURFACE DESIGN

• Creating Wire Frame Elements, helix.
• Surfaces: Extrude surfaces, revolved surfaces and spherical surfaces, swept surfaces, fill surfaces, loft surfaces blend surfaces.
• Operations: offset, editing and modifying surfaces ,projection curves, intersection curves, trim/un trim surface, transformation features ,joining surfaces ,split surface, disassemble, boundary, extract solidify surfaces models extra polate.

SHEET METAL

• Sheet metal parameters.
• Bends:  automatic bends, conic bends, blend from flat, flange, swept flange, hem, tear drop, fold, and unfold. 
• Stamping bridge, louver.
• Cutout, patterning.
• Corners ,relief.

Assembly Design

• Creating assemblies.
• Defining constraints.
• Editing assembly.
• Exploding assembly.
• Interference detection.

DRAFTING

• Creating views, projection views, sectional views Auxiliary view & detail views.
• Modifying Views. 
• Applying hatch pattern.
• Drafting setup.
• Annotation &tables, Surface finish symbols, GD&T symbols adding BOM and Balloons in the drawing.

• Product Design and development.
• Reverse engineering of machines and products.
• FEA service to find the strength of product.
• Drafting and detailing of drawings like layouts,P & I drawings,isometric drawings etc.
• Prepairing of 3D model for perspective view,machine animations and walktrough.
• Designing and outsourcing of Dies,moulds,press tools,jigs and fixtures.
• Designing and making of machines and replacements of parts.
• Complete industrial setup with process cycle,product trials and first product inspection.

Student of engineering, architecture, diploma or I.T.I on or before completion can join for a AutoCAD course.

A person with S.S.C or 10 standard pass with good industrial or construction experience and perfect with measurement experience can also join.

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