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Command file

Command file

Command file

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Dear friends. I have to model a few rectangular tanks with sap2000. They are quite similars, but with different loads. Is there any way to introduce the geometry and loads with a comand or tex file?

Thanks in advance

RE: Command file

You may use following steps for this purpose:

1. Create input file using normal procedure (standard program template, etc.), for one of the your tanks.

2. Open text file (with .$2k extension, most probably. May be easily recognized on opening, as it will be containing joint & member numbers, loading etc) of your model in Notepad (or some other text editor), and make changes in loading & other required parameters, for your next tank.

3. Save the amended text file with a new name, as 'all files' with the same file extension, as that of original text file.

4. Import the newly created text file in SAP2000 and save it as a new SAP2000 database file.

5. Repeat steps 2-5 above, for all the remaining models.

HTH

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