Introduction to the User Interface of ProtaStructure 2024

Providing you with a wide range of tools to support your project delivery, ProtaStructure has been developed by a team of experienced structural engineers. The user interface of the software is designed based on their experiences. Hence, tabs of the RIBBON menu are organized considering the flowchart of a typical structural design project. In this video, you will see all the components of the workspace and the tools under each tab of the RIBBON menu. 

ProtaStructure is a structural analysis, design and drafting program developed for the design of building systems. The program consists of several modules for performing the following tasks:

• 3-D Analysis of the structural model of the building
• Column, Wall and Beam Reinforcement Design
• Column, Wall and Beam Detailing
• Foundation Design
• Analysis and Design of Stairs
• Concrete and Formwork Quantity Extractions
  

ProtaStructure Reference Manual can be a nice place to explore the software.

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