ETABS_Toolkit

This toolkit allows interoperability between the BHoM and CSI ETABS. Enables creation, manipulation and reading of structural finite element analysis models as well as loading information and extraction of analysis results.

https://www.csiamerica.com/products/etabs

Known Versions of Software Supported

Built and tested:

CSI ETABS 2016 CSI ETABS 17 CSI ETABS 18 CSI ETABS 20 CSI ETABS 21

Not supported:

CSI ETABS 22 due to internal failures of the ETABS API. A fix for this is being worked on.

Net runtime issues

There are currently some internal failures in the ETABS API when called in a NET Core environment. For this reason, running the ETABSAdapter in runtimes above net 4 is disabled.

If you are using the ETABS Adapter with Grasshopper in Rhino 8 you can change the runtime used by Rhino to framework. To do this, please see this link: https://www.rhino3d.com/en/docs/guides/netcore/#to-change-rhino-to-always-use-net-framework

A fix to allow for higher net runtimes is being worked on.

Documentation

For more information about functionality, currently supported types and known issues see ETABS_Toolkit wiki

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This toolkit is part of the Buildings and Habitats object Model. Find out more on our wiki or at https://bhom.xyz

Quick Start 🚀

Grab the latest installer and a selection of sample scripts.

Getting Started for Developers 🤖

If you want to build the BHoM and the Toolkits from source, it's hopefully easy! 😄 Do take a look at our specific wiki pages here: Getting Started for Developers

In order to support multiple versions of ETABS with changes to the API, multiple build configurations have been set up. These all rename the resulting dll of the adapter project in order to support multiple versions to be installed simultaneously. ETABS_Toolkit needs to be built separately for each version of ETABS. To switch between version and specific ETABS_Toolkit configurations use Configuration Manager:
Debug16 -> ETABS 2016
Debug17 -> ETABS 17
Debug18 -> ETABS 18

Want to Contribute?

BHoM is an open-source project and would be nothing without its community. Take a look at our contributing guidelines and tips here.

Licence

BHoM is free software licenced under GNU Lesser General Public Licence - https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html
Each contributor holds copyright over their respective contributions. The project versioning (Git) records all such contribution source information. See LICENSE and COPYRIGHT_HEADER.