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== [[BuildingTclViewer File Menu|File Menu]] : Input-File Management==
== [[BuildingTclViewer File Menu|File Menu]] : Input-File Management==
{{:BuildingTclViewer File Menu}}
{{:BuildingTclViewer File Menu}}
To start using BuildingTclViewer, select the File Menu in the menu bar.
[[Image:BuildingTclViewerFileStart.JPG|600px|link=BuildingTclViewer User Manual|File Menu at Startup]] [[Image:BuildingTclViewerFileStartZoom.JPG|link=BuildingTclViewer User Manual|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:
[[Image:BuildingTclViewerMoreFileMenu.JPG|link=BuildingTclViewer User Manual|All File-Menu Options]]
*'''View $Filename'''  -- View the input file. In the current relase, there are no editing feature
*'''Reload & Source $Filename''' -- Clear memory, reload filename and source it -- this will undo all changes that had been made in the viewer since the last save
*'''Source additional File''' -- Source additional BuildingTcl script without clearing the memory
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.


== [[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu|Input Menu]] : create and/or edit input==
== [[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu|Input Menu]] : create and/or edit input==

Revision as of 23:17, 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:

All File-Menu Options

  • View $Filename -- View the input file. In the current relase, there are no editing feature
  • Reload & Source $Filename -- Clear memory, reload filename and source it -- this will undo all changes that had been made in the viewer since the last save
  • Source additional File -- Source additional BuildingTcl script without clearing the memory


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