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PROTA Structure
Cutting-edge BIM software for structural engineers: Model, analyze, and design buildings fast and accurately. Automate RC, steel, and composite designs in a central model to speed up delivery. Discover More
PROTA Steel
All-in-one steel detailing & connection design software for engineers & drafters. Automate designs and efficiently create top-quality detail drawings. Discover More
PROTA Details
Revolutionize structural detailing with CAD software that automates the creation of concrete drawings with a single click. Extract from ProtaStructure and auto-arrange on sheets, saving hours of work. Discover More
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Elevate your building projects with our upgraded BIM integration tools. Streamlined model sharing and flawless coordination with bi-directional links. Discover More

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Structural Engineering and Design Software for BIM Modeling, Efficient Code-based Design, Analysis and Detailing of Building Structures.

Fast Multi-Material Modeling

ProtaStructure provides structural engineers with a BIM-focused
approach for efficient, fast, and intuitive physical modeling, incorporating
RC, steel, and composite elements
in a unified modeling using comprehensive localized templates & object libraries.

State-of-the-art Structural Analysis Methods

Prota Software delivers a wide range of structural FE analysis tools, from static, dynamic to complex techniques like nonlinear static, multi-mode pushover, time history, construction stage and P-Delta analysis. Our expert software ensure safe design for all types of projects, from industrial to residential buildings.

Economical and Reliable Design

ProtaStructure equips structural engineers with advanced tools for efficient, cost-effective design of earthquake-resistant structures, meeting stringent seismic codes like US, Eurocodes, and more. Key features include auto seismic load calculations, enhanced diaphragm choices, automated irregularity assessments, retrofitting capabilities, and nonlinear base isolators for superior safety and compliance.

International Seismic Design Requirements

ProtaStructure offers engineers tools for quick, economical earthquake-safe designs, adhering to seismic standards like US, Eurocodes and more.Key features include auto seismic load calculations, enhanced diaphragm choices, automated irregularity assessments, retrofitting capabilities, and nonlinear base isolators for superior safety and compliance

Fully Automated Detailing and Quantity Take-off

ProtaStructure Suite provides a revolutionary workflow for automatically creating and organizing all your structural concrete and steel detail drawings only with a single click. You can save hours of drafting time by seamlessly extracting structural design, draft, and draw details from ProtaStructure and automatically arrange them onto your company drawing sheets with dynamic quantity tables and material lists.

Leading BIM Integration for Project Coordination

ProtaStructure is natively designed with structural BIM in mind, using intelligent physical objects to drive modeling, design, coordination and documentation. Our software features bespoke and Open BIM integrations, such as bi-directional links with Revit, IFC, DXF, SAF for seamless model synchronization, change tracking, improved project coordination and efficiency.

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ProtaStructure Suite has noticeably enhanced both the speed and accuracy of our structural design workflow. Its integrated 3D modeling and parametric reinforcement tools allow us to deliver more coherent, precise, and well-coordinated projects, ultimately improving our overall engineering efficiency.

Antrepriza Proiect

Construction Engineering Firm

ProtaStructure Suite has greatly enhanced my professional capabilities with its flexibility in modeling, calculations, and detailed checks. It empowers me to push the boundaries of structural design and confidently tackle complex, innovative projects. Thanks to ProtaStructure, I’m setting new standards in structural engineering, and I highly recommend it to professionals seeking excellence.

Mehmet Kara

Civil Engineer & Electrical and Electronics Engineer

ProtaStructure Suite, its exceptional flexibility in modeling, calculation, and detailed checks has significantly enhanced my professional capabilities, enabling me to push the boundaries of structural design in complex and innovative projects, and setting new standards in the field of structural engineering.

Lulian Muharremi

Structural Engineer at Progeen Construction

It fulfils all the local authorities’ requirements including the design codes for both British Standards and Eurocode. It also incorporates automated seismic design and wind loading and provides efficient design especially with accurate load distribution which reduces the design cost compared to other software.

Ranhill Bersatu Consultants

Project Management Team

ProtaStructure has significantly reduced design errors during information transfer (between analysis, design, and detailing) and has helped expedite work with its modeling and design speed. ProtaStructure is a total solution.

G&P Infra Sdn Bhd

Loh Woei Chung, Senior Director of G&P Infra

ProtaStructure has significantly reduced design errors during information transfer (between analysis, design, and detailing) and has helped expedite work with its modeling and design speed. ProtaStructure is a total solution.

Charles Tech Engineering

Tunde Ajayi, CEO & Owner of Charles Tech

Switching between different software programs to complete a project can be time-consuming and frustrating, especially when trying to meet multiple deadlines and client requirements. ProtaStructure Suite allows me to complete all stages of a project, from modeling to detailing, in one place. This was a huge advantage, so I became a licensed user immediately.

Victor Bisono Ramia ProtaStructure User

Víctor Bisonó Ramia

Gerente General en Grupo Inercia SRL

ProtaStructure Suite is indispensable for my work as an independent engineer, especially with reinforced concrete (RC) building projects. Several key features have significantly enhanced my workflow.

Nebojša Savićević

Direktor at INTERPROJEKT

A few years ago, I noticed that my engineers needed to learn a range of different software in order to model and design a single project, especially when considering Reinforced Concrete and Foundation Design. This wasn’t particularly productive and meant that I had to support a range of different software applications.

Team Perunding RekaCekap with ProtaStructure on screen

Perunding RekaCekap

Structural Engineering Consultancy

Prota Engineering’s engineering and BIM teams used ProtaStructure throughout the entire Istanbul New Airport Terminal Building design phases in order to produce fast and safe models which also minimizes human errors.



Danyal Kubin at Prota Engineering with ProtaStructure

Danyal Kubin

Chairman & Founder

My journey with Prota Software began through a recommendation from a long-time colleague, Duško Dimitrijevic. After exploring the capabilities of ProtaStructure Suite, I was impressed with what it had to offer. Testing the software quickly revealed that it could meet all my needs, especially in terms of ease of modeling and output results, which are critical for our main product.

Gojko Jovanović

Senior Architect of MG Projekt

Coordinate and Share Your Project Models

Building Information Modeling

Synchronize across leading BIM platforms.

Industry Standards

Import and export of IFC, 2D/3D DXF and SAF files.

Track What’s Changed

Instantly see what's changed with intuitive color coding and detailed text notifications.

Trusted by Engineering Leaders Worldwide

Structural engineers in more than 100 countries prefer Prota Software for structural analysis and design.

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Frequently Asked Questions

ProtaStructure Suite is an advanced structural BIM software solution developed by Prota Software for structural engineers. It provides an integrated environment for the modeling, analysis, design, and detailing of concrete and steel buildings.

The suite includes powerful tools for structural analysis, reinforced concrete design, steel design, detailing, and BIM collaboration. ProtaStructure helps engineers efficiently deliver both simple and complex structural projects with greater accuracy and coordination.

The primary users of ProtaStructure, along with Prota Software’s broader range of technology solutions, are structural engineering firms, design offices, consuting engineering companies, engineering students and universities.

ProtaStructure can be used to design many types of building structures, including but not limited to:
- Reinforced concrete buildings
- Steel structures
- Composite structures
- High-rise buildings
- Residential and commercial buildings
- Industrial facilities
- Large-scale projects such as airport terminals, hospitals, universities, stadiums, and similar structures

Yes. ProtaStructure is designed to handle both small projects and complex multi-story buildings. Its powerful analysis engine allows engineers to efficiently work on large structural models.

ProtaStructure supports a wide range of international design codes and seismic codes used across Europe, Asia, US and Latin America including but no limited to ACI, AISC, Eurocodes, IBC, UBC, Turkish codes, Indonesian codes, Philippine codes, Indian codes, Colombian codes, Peruvian codes, Dom. Republic codes.

The software allows engineers to design according to local building regulations.

Explore the design code coverage of the ProtaStructure Suite on this page:

Yes. ProtaStructure is built around a BIM-based workflow, allowing engineers to work with a single integrated structural model for analysis, design, and detailing.

The software also supports IFC, SAF and BIM collaboration with other design platforms.

You can purchase ProtaStructure by submitting the Contact Sales Team form on the website. After submission, you will be connected with the official Prota Software office or an authorized reseller in your region.

Please note that Prota software can only be sold by official Prota Software offices and authorized resellers.

ProtaStructure Suite is available with two licensing options to suit different user needs: Perpetual (Lifetime) License and Rental Subscription License.

Perpetual (Lifetime) License: With a Perpetual License, you make a one-time payment and gain permanent access to the version of ProtaStructure you purchased.

Rental Subscription License: The Rental License provides flexible access to the latest version of ProtaStructure through periodic payments.

You can learn more about the Perpetual and Rental licensing options here:

You can upgrade your license package at any time. If you choose ProtaStructure Suite Professional Package, you can upgrade to ProtaStructure Enterprise packace at any time.

Just fill out the Contact Sales Team online form to get in touch with Prota’s sales team to get the upgrade offer.

Once you submit the form, you will be connected with the Prota office or authorized reseller in your region.

Yes. Prota Software offers discounts on yearly subscriptions and perpetual licenses, and occasionally runs special promotional campaigns.

You can contact the sales team to learn about current promotions and offers.

Yes. You can access video tutorials, technical articles, basic training guides and learning resources through the Prota Help Center and the Getting Started page.

We also offer paid training programs through On-Demand Online Training page.

After purchasing a training course, you can watch the lessons anytime and revisit them whenever needed.

In addition, webinars and live training sessions are organized regularly to help users further develop their skills.

Licensed Users with active maintenance receive priority and unlimited technical support.

Technical support is available through:
- The Prota Help Center support portal
- Direct contact with Prota technical support engineers
- Support from authorized Prota Software resellers

Yes. 30-day free trial version of ProtaStructure is available on our website so you can explore the software’s capabilities before any investment.

You can request the trial directly through the main page of Prota Software website.

Prota Help Center is the official online support and learning platform provided by Prota Software for users of ProtaStructure Suite and other Prota products.

It is designed to help engineers learn the software faster, solve technical issues and get the most out of their investment.

Key Features of Prota Help Center

- Knowledgebase articles
- E-Learning Resources & Tutorials
- A dynamic, self-service support system.
- Support Ticketing System
- AI Enhanced Searchable Support Portal
- Interactive User Community Forums

To run Prota software smoothly, your system should meet the following minimum requirements:

- Operating System: 64-bit Windows 10 or later
- Memory (RAM): Minimum 8 GB RAM
- Disk Space: At least 1 GB of free disk space
- Processor: A multi-core CPU is recommended for better performance
- Display: Minimum screen resolution of 1280 × 720 or higher
- Graphics Card: A dedicated GPU supporting OpenGL and DirectX with at least 1 GB of video memory (required for advanced visualization features in ProtaStructure and ProtaDetails)
- Software Requirement: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or later (Windows auto-update recommended)

Meeting or exceeding these requirements will ensure a smooth and efficient experience when working with ProtaStructure Suite.

For optimal performance when working with larger and more complex projects, we recommend the following system specifications:

- Operating System: 64-bit Windows 10 or later
- Processor: Intel Core i7 multi-core processor or equivalent (higher clock speed and larger CPU cache will provide better performance)
- Storage: SSD (Solid State Drive) with sufficient free disk space for faster loading and project handling
- Memory (RAM): 16 GB RAM or more recommended
- Display: 1920 × 1080 resolution or higher
- Graphics Card: Dedicated GPU supporting OpenGL and DirectX with at least 4 GB of video memory
- Software Requirement: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or later (Windows auto-update recommended)

Meeting these specifications will help ensure smooth modeling, analysis, and visualization performance when using ProtaStructure Suite.