This is not a theory course. Every week ends with working code. By Session 10, you will have four real automation tools — built by you, owned by you.
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. Learn how the API connects to STAAD.Pro and enables programmatic control over your models.
Master the OpenSTAAD API workflow from initialisation to execution. Understand geometry automation and how to create models 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
Define a real-world engineering problem to solve. Identify requirements, inputs, and outputs. Learn to create user-friendly interfaces — forms, buttons, and input controls — that make your automation accessible.
Bring everything together into a polished, production-ready automation tool. Integrate all components and deliver a finished project — something you built, own, and can use on real work immediately.
Your Complete Automation Tool — production-ready, yours to keep
Five weeks. Ten sessions. Four tools built by you. This is the clearest path from STAAD user to STAAD automator.