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Created by Guest
Created on Apr 18, 2025

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Additional features for post processing _ SACS Python API

I am currently working with the new SACS API to automate the post-processing of analysis results and have noticed that several functions that could be very helpful are not yet available. These additional features could greatly enhance our efficiency for post-processing, which is a most time-consuming task

I would like to share my suggestions of these additional features:

  • Possibility to get and modify some additional data about members such as: Member Classification; Tubular Shear Area; Flooded condition, buckling parameters (Ly,Lz), X and K Braces special buckling parameters, and tubular member ring spacing.

  • Possibility to get load resultants. It would be very useful if we could get the Dead Weight table, the Load Case Summary Table and the Load Case Center Summary Table

  • Possibility to generate a report database file from several types of analysis run, for instance:

    • Dynamic analysis run, to extract natural period results.

    • Post processing analysis run to extract code check results.

    • Post processing analysis run to extract punching results, in particular to get the results of load UC punching and strength UC punching.

  • Guest
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    |     May 9, 2025

    Look at the Member Summary Print Option on the LDOPT line (columns 68~70).

    Also look at using a post input file. In the postview database (.psvdb) you can generate reports also (file / generate reports).

    I think most of what you are looking for is already there. Post processing is time consuming without a macro or other automated data extractor.