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== Startup: File Menu==
== [[BuildingTclViewer File Menu|File Menu]] : Input-File Management==
To start using BuildingTclViewer, select the File Menu in the menu bar.
To start using BuildingTclViewer, select the File Menu in the menu bar.


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There are three choices:
At the first opening of BuildingTclViewer there are three options:
*'''New'''  -- Start the input file from scratch
*'''New'''  -- Start the input file from scratch
*'''Load''' (Recommended) -- Load an existing BuildingTcl script.  
*'''Load''' (Recommended) -- Load an existing BuildingTcl script.  
*'''Exit''' -- Exit program without saving to user-specified input file.
*'''Exit''' -- Exit program without saving to user-specified input file.


'''[[BuildingTclViewer File Menu|More about BuildingTclViewer File Menu]]'''
Once an input file has been selected, more options are available to the user:
 





Revision as of 23:02, 28 December 2009

Run BuildingTclViewer

  • myBuildingTclviewer.tcl – BuildingTcl with graphical interface
Incorporates BuildingTcl & BuildingTclviewer commands into the Tcl/Tk Interpreter
This file needs to be sourced from the OpenSeesTk.exe prompt, or by double-clicking on the BuildingTclViewer.bat file
1. Run from OpenSeesTk Prompt
a. Run OpenSeesTk.exe – a Tk window opens up (do not close it).
b. Source myBuildingTclviewer.tcl at the OpenSees prompt
the Tk window becomes the BuildingTclviewer

Or

2. Double-click on myBuildingTclviewer.bat


BuildingTclViewer at Startup

File Menu : Input-File Management

To start using BuildingTclViewer, select the File Menu in the menu bar.

File Menu at Startup File Menu at Startup

At the first opening of BuildingTclViewer there are three options:

  • New -- Start the input file from scratch
  • Load (Recommended) -- Load an existing BuildingTcl script.
  • Exit -- Exit program without saving to user-specified input file.

Once an input file has been selected, more options are available to the user:


Once a new file is created or an existing one is opened, the BuildingTclViewer menus serve the same purpose:

  • create and/or edit input
  • run selected load-combination analyses on selected models and automatically post-process the data
  • view and save post-processed analysis results.

Input Menu : create and/or edit input

Analysis Menu: run selected load-combination analyses on selected models and automatically post-process the data

Results Menu: view and save post-processed analysis results