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Hi everyone! I am new to OpenSees and using the software as part my MSc dissertation and would love to have your input with this problem. My project involves modelling the hysteretic behaviour of a spring and I have started off by experimenting with the Steel01 and Steel02 functions with cyclic load...

I'm running the most up to date Version of OpenSees on a windows desktop computer. I am not sure what is happening? What would you recommend, because every time I run a recorder function all I receive is the Note-Pad file with zero inside... When you run the code, are numbered results present within...

Hi Everyone :) :) :) I have encountered a problem with my Recorder Node - function, when I run the code, the program generates an .out file but nothing appears within the file? Have I written the function in an incorrect way? or is there something wrong with my PATH set-up? Could someone run the scr...

Hi Emrani,

Just quick Q, do you have any of the extensions installed? or just OpenSEES.exe?

Thanks a-lot

Thank-you so much for running the code and placing it in a drop-box file. I will have to get it sorted, i have trying to install the OpenSEES.exe with the folder, but still comes up with the same problem. I am running it on a mac, but surely, that shouldn't make a difference? Also did you path the f...

Hi, I hope someone can help. I trying to perform a linear elastic pushover simulation but when i run the code in OpenSees.exe it does not create the Disp.out file or the Force.out file? I hope someone can help as i really need this simulation to work for my Dissertation. #Define model parameter mode...

Hi, Thank-you for the quick response! I have re-installed active TCL and checked with using puts $tcl_version and the version is up to date -8.5. I have also checked my OpenSees terminal and it is up to date using 2.5 version When I run the file - pushover, using the source command, the only feedbac...

Hi, I hope someone can help. I trying to perform a linear elastic pushover simulation but when i run the code in OpenSees.exe it does not create the Disp.out file or the Force.out file? I hope someone can help as i really need this simulation to work for my Dissertation. #Define model parameter mode...

Hi i am having trouble plotting mode shapes, I hope someone can help, So far this is the code I am using for setting a plot of a multi-storey frame: set h 120 recorder display “Mode Shape 1” 10 10 500 500 prp $h $h 1 vup 0 1 0 vpn 0 0 1 viewWindow -200 200 -200 200 display -1 5 20 I receive no feedb...

Great!
Thank you so much for the reply and help!

Hi, I hope someone can help me - I am new so i am not sure if i am doing it correctly. I am encountering a few problems regarding Opensees.exe. firstly where do I write my tcl scripts, in opensees? secondly, I am trying to run tcl scripts in my Opensees.exe using the source function, but all i get i...