Open the existing or saved SAP2000 model using MATLAB

[reddyteja]

Hi all,
I would like to request all experts of SAP2000, the following question.

"I would like to open the existing model (already modelled and saved in my folder)using MATLAB"
Please help me in this regard.

Thank you all

 

[asanchezlc]

Hello,

I let you code in python. I hope you can translate it to matlab:

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import os
import sys
import comtypes.client

#create API helper object
helper = comtypes.client.CreateObject('SAP2000v1.Helper')
helper = helper.QueryInterface(comtypes.gen.SAP2000v1.cHelper)

#create an instance of the SAPObject from the latest installed SAP2000
mySapObject = helper.CreateObjectProgID("CSI.SAP2000.API.SapObject")

#start SAP2000 application
mySapObject.ApplicationStart()

#create SapModel object
SapModel = mySapObject.SapModel

#initialize model
ret = SapModel.InitializeNewModel()

#open existing file
FileName = 'C:\\CSiAPIexample\\Model.sdb'
ret = SapModel.File.OpenFile(FileName)
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First lines are directly copied from CSI OAPI Example, so only last lines are related to opening files. I hope it will be useful

Greetings

 

[IRstuff]

No idea if this is valid, but I thought ChatGPT might have a go at it.

% Initialize the SAP2000 COM interface
sapObject = actxserver('SAP2000v20.SapObject');

% Start the SAP2000 application
sapObject.StartApplication;

% Open an existing model
modelPath = 'C:\path\to\model.sdb';
sapObject.SapModel.File.OpenFile(modelPath);

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[rscassar]

I hope you gave chatGPT a thumbs down for that one because that code doesn't work