• STRAP contains a "wizard" library of standard structures that enables you to define your model by specifying a few parameters only. The library may be extended by the user.
  
• STRAP enables you to copy and rotate any part of the model without concern for duplicate beams and nodes as the program eliminates them automatically.
  
• The powerful submodeling feature of STRAP enables you to easily assemble a complex structure from its repetitive parts which are defined as submodels. Each submodel may be added at multiple locations anywhere in the model. Overlapping elements are automatically eliminated.
  
• A very powerful but simple mesh generator enables you to define a plane area of any shape that may also contain holes. The program automatically creates a mesh of elements connected to the support nodes and existing elements at the contour border. 
  
• A beam section of any shape may be defined by using the CROSEC module and then used in the analysis and design modules. 
  
• Solid elements may be created from existing plate elements by lifting or rotating the plate element to the nodes on the opposite face. The generated elements may have 4,5,6,7 or 8 nodes.
  
• "Wall Element" - a super element that is composed of one or more wall segments. The wall element option enables the simple and quick definition of a core/shear wall that extends the height of the building.
  
• Multiple "stages" can now be defined for a model. In each stage beams and elements may be removed, different supports and properties may be defined,etc. Each load case may be assigned to a different stage and combinations may be defined with load cases from different stages.

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