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Attaching to a Manually Started Instance of ETABS

Posted on 07/06/2020 by Editorial Team

Attaching to a Manually Started Instance of ETABS

These instructions document the steps necessary to attach to instances of ETABS that were started manually. The example code is in VB.NET.

Attaching to a Manually Started Instance of ETABS

Start ETABS manually, e.g. by clicking on the program shortcut.
Instead of creating a new ETABSObject, attach to the instance of the ETABSObject that was created and added to the Running Object Table by ETABS. The code below creates an ETABSObject and starts the program: Continue reading →

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Introduction ETABS API

Posted on 07/06/2020 by Editorial Team

The plugin must reference the ETABS2016 API library (either ETABS2016.DLL or ETABS2016.TLB ), which must be registered on the developer’s and the user’s systems. This registration takes place during the installation of ETABS. The ETABS2016.DLL is compiled as AnyCPU, hence it can be referenced by both 32bit and 64bit plugin projects Continue reading →

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Accessing Sap2000 From An External Application

Posted on 02/06/2020 by Editorial Team

This page contains an outline for connecting to the SAP2000 API, with VBA code examples. For specific instructions for supported programming languages, please refer to the Example Code section.

The first step in using the CSi API from an external application is to reference SAP2000v20.DLL or SAP2000v20.TLB from your application. If using Excel VBA, reference SAP2000v20.TLB by opening the VBA editor, clicking the Tools menu > References command and selecting SAP2000v20.TLB from the program installation folder. Continue reading →

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Launching the Installed Version of SAP2000/CSiBridge Automatically

Posted on 02/06/2020 by Editorial Team

With the release of SAP2000 and CSiBridge v19.1.0, new functionality has been added to the cHelper interface to allow users to launch the application without supplying the path to the program executable file. The example code is in VB.NET. Continue reading →

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Introduction SAP2000 API

Posted on 02/06/2020 by Editorial Team

The CSi Application Programming Interface (API) is a powerful tool that allows users to automate many of the processes required to build, analyze, and design models and to obtain customized analysis and design results. It also allows users to link … Continue reading →

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