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OS. Macro Tutorial

This tutorial will take you step-by-step through the process of creating a practical macro used to generate a parametric 2D frame with supports.

The assumptions behind this parametric frame are:
  • 2D frame lies in the XY plane at Z = 0 (with first support node at the origin)
  • All bays are of equal width and height
  • The user specifies the units of length before running the macro
  • All supports have the same type and all nodes at Y = 0 are supports

Most of these assumptions could be either validated for altered with some changes or additions to the macro presented in this tutorial.

OS. To start a new macro project
OS. Creating the User Dialog
OS. To dimension the variables and add initial values in the dialog
OS. To get the user values
OS. To initialize OpenSTAAD and calculate the node coordinates
OS. To generate the frame members
OS. To test your macro
OS. To add the macro to the list of user tools
OS. To run the Frame macro
OS. Frame.vbs Macro
Parent topic: OS. Writing OpenSTAAD in the STAAD.Pro Script Editor