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3 Creating a new structure

On the Start page New tab, you will provide some initial data necessary for building the model.

1. On the Start page, select New.

The New page opens to the Model Info tab.

2. Type as Plates Tutorial in the File Name eld.

3. Specify a Location where the STAAD input le will be located on your computer or network.

You can directly type a le path or click Browse to open the Browse by Folder dialog, which is used to select a location
using a Windows le tree.

4. Select Physical for the Type of model. This option selects the modeling method you want to use:

Analytical For creating a model using either the STAAD.Pro analytical modeling interface or the
command input le editor.

Physical For creating a model using the STAAD.Pro Physical Modeler interface.
Building For creating a building model structure using the Building work ow.

5. Select Metric as the system of Units.

Tip: The units can be changed later if necessary, at any stage of the model creation.

6. (Optional) Select the Job Info tab to enter related project details, names and dates for quality analysis, and
ProjectWise Project information.
7. Click Create.

The STAAD.Pro modeling environment opens and your model le is then opened in the STAAD.Pro Physical Modeler.

Alternatively, if you want to use either the analytical modeling work ow or the command input le editor to create the
model, choose Analytical, click Create, and then proceed to either " T.3 Creating the model using the analytical user
interface " or " T.3 Creating the model using the analytical user interface," respectively.