parameter study SAP2K
parameter study SAP2K
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I want to perform a parameter study with sap2k.
So i wrote this matlab script to change the parameters in the .s2k file and save a different .2sk file for each parameter.
So now I have 100 .2sk files, i want to import them in sap2k and save them as SDB files.
From there one i can add the files to the batch list and run all 100 files.
The problem is how to import these text files without importing them manually.
I can't run sap2k from the command line, can somebody help me with this problem?
TIA
Harry Naknek
So i wrote this matlab script to change the parameters in the .s2k file and save a different .2sk file for each parameter.
So now I have 100 .2sk files, i want to import them in sap2k and save them as SDB files.
From there one i can add the files to the batch list and run all 100 files.
The problem is how to import these text files without importing them manually.
I can't run sap2k from the command line, can somebody help me with this problem?
TIA
Harry Naknek





RE: parameter study SAP2K
I had had the same problem. I had to run
over 1000 cases of nonlinear analysis using
SAP2000.
I did excatly what you said in your post but
luckily there were several students helping
with the prob. :P
Best wishes,
Kamil
RE: parameter study SAP2K
so the students helped you importing all the files? or did they had another solution?
TIA
Harry
RE: parameter study SAP2K
I imported the files whose format I prepared using fortran then the students helped me to run the pro.s and get the desired output out of SAP2000.
I have talked to Mr. Habibullah when I h<d a chance during a seminer he was giving. He told me to write him an email and he would reply. It was six months ago but he never did :(
Best wishes bro.
Kamil
RE: parameter study SAP2K
I received a reply that this capability would likely be implemented in SAP version 9. But they didn't say when that version would be available, but they seemed to indicate it would not be that long
Since Mr. Habibullah is CSI president and seems to travel quite a lot, you might try contacting support@csiberkeley.com with these kinds of requests. It's been our experience that if you have a valid request for a change to how the software works, CSI often incorporates the change into the program, although sometimes you have to be persistent with them
RE: parameter study SAP2K
Hopefully masomenos is correct and they will include s2k batch processing in a future release. Running it from the command line and allowing it to write a customizable output file (all from the command line) would be gravy.
I think why it is needed has been explained well here, so maybe they will act on it.
RE: parameter study SAP2K
RE: parameter study SAP2K
1) Prepare a program (sap2000 file) that is ready to run. Do not run the prorom though.
2) Write (export) the details of the program to a text file.
3)Within this text file, find the relevant values that you ll change when running the program for the next run. And Save this new file under a new name.
4) Repeat the above process for as many runs as you wish. Then using the batch file mode, you can run all the files you prepared.
I hope this is useful. best wishes.
Kamil
RE: parameter study SAP2K
Thanks for your help. But I think I'm still missing something. When I try to batch the files, SAP says I have to batch *.SDB files. Can I change that or is there another step to include the *s2k files instead? I can import files with $2k ext but I understand those are just backup files and I can only do that one at a time anyway. Thanks again. ~Claire
RE: parameter study SAP2K
Thanks
Nancy
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