In this section, asdd-engineering.com will post every week 2 movies on youtube channel showing certain activities using either STAADPro or Robobat and link them here with our team comments, advices, shortcuts that benefit every body...

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STAADPro - Tower Sample 3DModel

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:+ Plus:

• STAAD is the most effective software in showing finite element results and it gives you the freedom to create and edit your mesh as you like.
• STAADPro is one of the basics that all engineers around the world knows how to use which makes it very popular to a level where it is rare to find an engineer who does not how to use staadpro
• STAADPro V8i is now linked with RAM concept, RAM structural, Revit, and AutoPipe software in two way actions inword, and ouword for data exchange.

- Negative:

• Creating a finite element needs from you a lot of effort to aovid errors, or bugs that stops the model from running
• Analysis core is taking alot of time to complete anaylsis especially with advanced options like dynamic anaylsis for skyscrapers

Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2009

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:+ Plus:

• Autodesk Robot software is the new generation of the old software Robobat Mill V.22 after autodesk take over the company where they imporve the graphics abilities and general views with a very strong link to Revit Arc, Revit Str, Revit MEP almost with no one single defect.
• It generates mesh automatically based on mesh options with ability to model dummy panels for load only...
• Ability to model more multi-building in single file easily like the file above... three blocks
• Load types are very well defined and automatically generated where it has been tested by asdd-team & MZ international office str team.
• It generates calculation sheets with initial drawings

- Negative:

• The mesh edit can be done manually where that option is still not built-in the software
• Very sensitive to grids, and snaping options which may cause many incohearent mesh at edges...
• It requires at least 2GB RAM with core-dual to run medium model to big, but for huge model you may need workstation, but it worhts...