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Installation¤

OpenSeesMatlab can be installed either as a MATLAB toolbox or from GitHub source code.

Option 1: Install from GitHub¤

  1. Go to the OpenSeesMatlab GitHub Repository or OpenSeesMatlab Gitee Repository (中国).
  2. Go to the release directory or release directory, gitee (中国) and choose the version you want. Download it.
  3. Open this release directory in MATLAB, then install the toolbox package by running: 
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    installOpenSeesMatlab

Option 2: Install from MATLAB File Exchange¤

Coming soon

After installation, explore and run example models in the examples/ directory (You need to use it as your working directory):

  • Open any .mlx file in examples/ with MATLAB Live Editor, e.g.:
  • examples/earthquake_frame3D_transient.mlx
  • examples/structural_nonlinear_truss.mlx
  • examples/geotechnical_PM4Sand.mlx
  • examples/post_2d_Portal_Frame.mlx
  • Click "Run" in MATLAB to execute and interact with the example.

Versioning¤

OpenSeesMatlab uses a four-part version number in the format MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH.BUILD. The MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH portion matches the official OpenSees release version, while BUILD identifies the incremental OpenSeesMatlab revision built for that specific OpenSees release. For example, in version 3.8.0.1, 3.8.0 refers to the corresponding official OpenSees version, and 1 indicates the OpenSeesMatlab release built on top of it.

Requirements¤

MATLAB R2023a or later

Windows operating system (currently only supported on Windows)

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