This is not a theory course. Every session ends with working code. By Session 7 you will have three real automation tools you built yourself — then Sessions 8 to 10 take you into drawing automation, AI + STAAD MCP servers, and ETABS automation. Live, Monday to Friday, 9–11 PM IST.
Install Visual Studio and configure your development environment. Learn the essential setup steps to start writing C# code immediately.
Master variables to store data, loops to repeat actions, and conditions to make decisions. Write your first complete programs using these core building blocks.
Master classes and objects — the building blocks of professional C# development and automation tools.
Learn to read, write, and manipulate files in C# — essential for STAAD input file automation.
2D PEB Frame Generator — creates STAAD models from code
Get started with OpenSTAAD fundamentals — how the API connects to STAAD.Pro and enables programmatic control over your models. Then master the full API workflow from initialisation to execution, and create model geometry through code.
MTO Generation Tool — extracts material take-off directly from STAAD
Learn to automate support assignments and load applications in STAAD models programmatically using C# and OpenSTAAD.
Master techniques for extracting analysis results, reactions, and member forces directly from STAAD using the OpenSTAAD API.
Load Export Tool — extracts loads and reactions to Excel automatically
Make STAAD draw for you. Use C# to create a real structural drawing from code — turning model data into an actual drawing instead of redrawing it by hand. Your first working drawing, built by programming.
Connect STAAD.Pro to AI. Understand what Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers are, set one up, and let an AI assistant read and drive your STAAD model — writing working OpenSTAAD functions for you in minutes instead of hours. This is the future of structural automation, and you will be ahead of it.
Take everything you learned beyond STAAD. Connect to ETABS through its API, start automating your ETABS workflow, and walk through basic automations live. Same idea as OpenSTAAD. Different software — same superpower.
Ten sessions. Three tools built by you — plus drawing automation, AI + STAAD MCP servers, and ETABS. This is the clearest path from STAAD user to STAAD automator.