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BuildingTcl is a library of Tcl procedures (commands) used to build a database for numerical simulation of building frames. Structural model, loading and analysis data are included in this database. Additional procedures are available to perform the numerical simulation using OpenSees. BuildingTclViewer is a Tcl/Tk widget (program) that provides a graphical user interface to view the BuildingTcl database, run the numerical simulations using OpenSees interactively, and view the results interactively.

Resources

BuildingTcl:

High-level scripting tool
Generate building-model data

- Materials
- Sections
- Element Types
- Analysis Models
- Loads (Gravity & Lateral)
- Load Combinations
- Models
- Elevations
- Plan
- 3D Frames

Generate analysis-model data
Generate loading and load-combination data
Create OpenSees model of building
Perform OpenSees numerical simulations
Post-Process OpenSees recorder output into formatted data
Generate OpenSees input files

BuildingTclViewer:

Graphical User Interface (GUI) for BuildingTcl
Generate and/or visualize ALL BuildingTcl input graphically
Save ALL input into BuildingTcl script
Perform numerical simulations using OpenSees interactively
Visualize OpenSees simulation real-time
Pause and/or stop OpenSees analysis real-time
Visualize simulation results interactively
Export simulation results

Tcl/Tk:

Tcl is the scripting language used by OpenSees.exe. It runs on Windows, Unix and Macintosh platforms.
Tk is the graphical user interface toolkit associated with Tcl.
Tcl/Tk Commands

Documentation

Test

# Create ModelBuilder (with two-dimensions and 2 DOF/node)
model BasicBuilder -ndm 2 -ndf 2
 
# Create nodes
# ------------
 
# Create nodes & add to Domain - command: node nodeId xCrd yCrd
node 1  0.0  0.0
node 2  10.0 0.0 -mass  1.0 1.0
node 3  20.0 0.0 -mass  1.0 1.0

<tcl>Example1.1.tcl</tcl>

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+__NOTOC__
 [[Image:BuildingTclLogo.gif]]        '''&'''            [[Image:BuildingTclViewerLogo.gif]]
-== [http://neesforge.nees.org/projects/buildingtcl/ Download]==
-BuildingTcl is a library of Tcl procedures (commands) used to build a database for numerical simulation of building frames. Structural model, loading and analysis data are included in this database. Additional procedures are available to perform the numerical simulation using OpenSees.
+<big>'''BuildingTcl''' is a library of Tcl procedures (commands) used to build a database for numerical simulation of building frames. Structural model, loading and analysis data are included in this database. Additional procedures are available to perform the numerical simulation using OpenSees.
-BuildingTclViewer is a Tcl/Tk widget (program) that provides a graphical user interface to view the BuildingTcl database, run the numerical simulations using OpenSees interactively, and view the results interactively.
+'''BuildingTclViewer''' is a Tcl/Tk widget (program) that provides a graphical user interface to view the BuildingTcl database, run the numerical simulations using OpenSees interactively, and view the results interactively.<big>
+== Resources ==
+* [http://peer.berkeley.edu/~silvia/BuildingTcl/BuildingTclBuildingTclViewer_files/slide0001.htm  Official BuildingTcl Web Site]
+* [http://neesforge.nees.org/projects/buildingtcl/ Download]
 == '''BuildingTcl:'''==
- *High-level scripting tool
+*High-level scripting tool
- *Generate building-model data
+*Generate building-model data
-  - Materials
+ - Materials
-  - Sections
+ - Sections
-  - Element Types
+ - Element Types
-  - Analysis Models
+ - Analysis Models
-  - Loads (Gravity & Lateral)
+ - Loads (Gravity & Lateral)
-  - Load Combinations
+ - Load Combinations
-  - Models
+ - Models
-  - Elevations
+ - Elevations
-  - Plan
+ - Plan
-  - 3D Frames
+ - 3D Frames
- *Generate analysis-model data
+*Generate analysis-model data
- *Generate loading and load-combination data
+*Generate loading and load-combination data
- *Create OpenSees model of building
+*Create OpenSees model of building
- *Perform OpenSees numerical simulations
+*Perform OpenSees numerical simulations
- *Post-Process OpenSees recorder output into formatted data
+*Post-Process OpenSees recorder output into formatted data
- *Generate OpenSees input files
+*Generate OpenSees input files
 == '''BuildingTclViewer:'''==
- *Graphical User Interface (GUI) for BuildingTcl
+*Graphical User Interface (GUI) for BuildingTcl
- *Generate and/or visualize ALL BuildingTcl input graphically
+*Generate and/or visualize ALL BuildingTcl input graphically
- *Save ALL input into BuildingTcl script
+*Save ALL input into BuildingTcl script
- *Perform numerical simulations using OpenSees interactively
+*Perform numerical simulations using OpenSees interactively
- *Visualize OpenSees simulation real-time
+*Visualize OpenSees simulation real-time
- *Pause and/or stop OpenSees analysis real-time
+*Pause and/or stop OpenSees analysis real-time
- *Visualize simulation results interactively
+*Visualize simulation results interactively
- *Export simulation results
+*Export simulation results
 == '''[http://www.tcl.tk/ Tcl/Tk:]'''==
- *Tcl is the scripting language used by OpenSees.exe. It runs on Windows, Unix and Macintosh platforms.
+*Tcl is the scripting language used by OpenSees.exe. It runs on Windows, Unix and Macintosh platforms.
- *Tk is the graphical user interface toolkit associated with Tcl.
+*Tk is the graphical user interface toolkit associated with Tcl.
- *[http://www.tcl.tk/man/tcl8.5/TclCmd/contents.htm Tcl/Tk Commands]
+*[http://www.tcl.tk/man/tcl8.5/TclCmd/contents.htm Tcl/Tk Commands]
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+----
-== Resources ==
-* [http://peer.berkeley.edu/~silvia/BuildingTcl/BuildingTclBuildingTclViewer_files/slide0001.htm  Official BuildingTcl Web Site]