Getting Started with BuildingTcl
BuildingTcl Commands
Most BuildingTcl Library commands consists of a series of parameter-defining add-Data commands, concluded by an add-Object command, which takes the previously defined parameters and assembles them into an individual library object.
- SET UP
source myBuildingTcl.tcl <setDataDir Data> <setUnits -Length $BasicLengthUnit -Force $BasicForceUnit -Time BasicTimeUnit>
- DEFINE INPUT DATA
addMaterialData ….. addMaterial ; # define Materials Library
addSectionData …..
addSection; # define Section Library
addElementModelData …..
addElementModel; # define ElementModel Library
addAnalysisModelData …..
addAnalysisModel; # define AnalysisModel Library
addModelData …..
addModel; # define Model (Elevation, Plan, 3DModel) Library
addLoadData ….. addLoad; # define Loads Library
addLoadCombinationData …..
addLoadCombination; # define LoadCombination Library
The following commands are Building-Tcl specific. They are used to run the OpenSees simulation.
- BUILD AND ANALYZE
SelectModel ….. SelectLoadCombination ….. BuildAndAnalyze