sap2000 0.0.1

Table of Contents

• 1. About the Project
  • 1.1. Features
• 2. Getting Started
  • 2.1. Prerequisites
  • 2.2. Dependencies
  • 2.3. Installation
• 3. Usage
  • 3.1. Interact with database tables
  • 3.2. Units
• 4. Roadmap
• 5. License
• 6. Contact
• 7. Acknowledgements

1. About the Project

Python wrapper for SAP2000 application

1.1. Features

• Modal Analysis
  • Can run modal analysis to capture the required modal participation, per CSA
• Response Spectrum
  • Can setup, solve and run response spectrum analysis on SAP
• Template Setup
  • Can quickly and consistently deploy Template SAP settings to any open SAP model.

2. Getting Started

2.1. Prerequisites

Requires Python 3.10+

2.2. Dependencies

Create the virutual environment and install dependencies

  python -m venv .venv
  .venv\Scripts\activate.bat
  pip install flit

2.3. Installation

Install sap2000 and dependencies with flit

  flit install

3. Usage

Ensure the SAP file you would like to manipulate is already open.

A script to run analysis and save the model to a new location.

  import sap2000
  sap = sap2000.attach()
  sap.analyze(all_cases=True)
  sap.save_model(savepath=r"\path\to\save\file.sdb")

3.1. Interact with database tables

List available tables

  sap.Table.available

Get Table values

  sap.Table.get("Project Information")

Show table information and column descriptions

  sap.Table.col_description('Area Loads - Uniform')

3.2. Units

You can use this module to get the current active units in the model or set a specific unit system.

Get Units Returns a tuple of forallpeople instance for the force and distance, and a string for the temperature (C/F). The force and distance can be directly multiplied with the numerical values to get consistent units and ease of calculation or presentation.

  $ sap.Units.get()
  (1.000 kN, 1.000 m, 'C')

Set Units

Number	Force	Distance	Temperature
1	lbf	in	F
2	lbf	ft	F
3	kip	in	F
4	kip	ft	F
5	kN	mm	C
6	kN	m	C
7	kgf	mm	C
8	kgf	m	C
9	N	mm	C
10	N	m	C
11	Ton	mm	C
12	Ton	m	C
13	kN	cm	C
14	kgf	cm	C
15	N	cm	C
16	Ton	cm	C

  sap.Units.set(5)

4. Roadmap

• Beam Design
  • Generate S-Concrete files with correct loadcases for any/all beams in project.
  • Get beam/column design summary.

5. License

Distributed under the no License. See LICENSE.txt for more information.

6. Contact

Arun Kishore - @rpakishore

Project Link: https://github.com/rpakishore/sap-analysis

7. Acknowledgements

Use this section to mention useful resources and libraries that you have used in your projects.

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• Carbon
• forallpeople