OpenStaad for Python
Intuitive Python automation for STAAD.Pro. Open-source and unofficial.
Support on Ko-fiWorks the way Python should
No COM boilerplate. No dispatch calls. Just import the module you need and start automating — OpenStaad wraps the entire OpenSTAAD API into clean, discoverable Python classes.
- ✓Auto-discovers the running STAAD.Pro instance
- ✓Returns native Python types (lists, ints, floats)
- ✓Works in scripts, Jupyter notebooks, and Streamlit apps
- ✓Compatible with any Python 3.10+ environment
$pip install openstaad
from openstaad import Geometry, Root
root = Root()
geo = Geometry()
print(root.GetSTAADFile())
print(geo.GetNodeCount())
print(geo.GetBeamList())
Modules
87+ functions across 8 modules, fully documented.
Quick Start
From zero to running your first script in 3 minutes.
1
Prerequisites
Python
3.10+
STAAD.Pro
any version
OS
Windows only
2
Install
pip install openstaad
3
Your first script
⚠STAAD.Pro must be running with a model open before executing the script.
from openstaad import Geometry
geo = Geometry()
print(f"Nodes: {geo.GetNodeCount()}")
print(f"Beams: {geo.GetBeamList()}")