3.1.1. model Command

This command is used to create the Basic OpenSees model builder. This model builder adds commands to the interpreter which allow the user to build the model. The command is also used to define the spatial dimension of the subsequent nodes to be added and the number of degrees-of-freedom at each node.

model Basic -ndm $ndm <-ndf $ndf>

Argument	Type	Description
$ndm	integer	the spatial dimension of problem (1 2 or 3)
$ndf	integer	number of degrees of freedom at node (optional).

Note

The default value depends on value of ndm: ndm=1 implies ndf=1, ndm=2 implies ndf=3 and ndm=3 implies ndf=6

The script may contain more than one model command. The script may change the values for ndm and ndf in each invocation. This allows elements with different numbers of degrees-of-freedom to be added in the same model.

The additional commands added to the interpreter allow for the construction of Nodes, Masses, Materials (nDMaterial Command, uniaxialMaterial Command), Sections, Elements, LoadPatterns, TimeSeries, Transformations, Blocks and Constraints. These additional commands are described in the subsequent sections.

Example:

The following examples demonstrate the command to create a Basic model builder that will create nodes with an ndm of 2 and with 3 degrees-of-freedom at each node.

1. Tcl Code

model Basic -ndm 2 -ndf 3

2. Python Code

model('basic', -ndm', 2, '-ndf', 3)

Code Developed by: fmk