Create a nonprismatic section. API: PropFrame.SetNonPrismatic(Name, NumberItems, StartSec[], EndSec[], MyLength

Create a plane property.

Create the point using spherical coordinates.

Delete the named modifier Args: model: SAP2000 SapModel object Returns: `0` on

Delete the named end release Args: model: SAP2000 SapModel object Returns: `0`

Generate a bar chart of frame stress ratios (Figure 5.1). Returns: Temporary image file path.

Generate a pie chart of stress-ratio distribution (Figure 5.2). Ranges: `<=0.5`, `0.5~0.7`, `0.7~0.9`, `0.9~1.0`, `>1.0`

Load modifier data from the model Args: model: SAP2000 SapModel object Returns:

Load modifier data from the model Args: model: SAP2000 SapModel object Returns:

Load end-release data from the model Args: model: SAP2000 SapModel object Returns:

Load modifier data from the model Args: model: SAP2000 SapModel object Returns:

Fetch basic point data from SAP2000. Only core attributes such as coordinates, selection state, and GUID are loaded here. Ex

Fetch link-object data from SAP2000

Fetch material data from SAP2000

Load area property data from SAP2000.

Load cable section data from SAP2000.

Load link property data from SAP2000.

Load section data from SAP2000.

Retrieve load case data from the model. Args: model: SAP2000 SapModel object Returns:

Retrieve mass source data from the model. Args: model: SAP2000 SapModel object Returns:

Get all cable objects or specified cable objects

Load axisymmetric solid property data.

Fetch Cartesian coordinates. API: `GetCoordCartesian(Name, x, y, z, CSys="Global")` Returns: `[x, y, z, ret]`

Read a float environment variable.

Load a `GENERAL` section.

Get GUID

Get GUID

Fetch the frame GUID.

Get local-axis angle

Fetch local axis information.

Load a nonprismatic section. API: PropFrame.GetNonPrismatic(Name, NumberItems, StartSec[], EndSec[], MyLength[]

Get section information for a nonprismatic section A nonprismatic section contains multiple segments, each with start/end se

Load plane property data.

Get area-object point names API: GetPoints(Name, NumberPoints, Point[])

Load type-specific properties.

Fetch end release information.

Load an `SD` (Section Designer) section.

Get shape information for an SD (Section Designer) section Uses `GetSDSection` to get all sub-shape names, then call

Get profile points for a single sub-shape in an SD section Args: sd_shape: `PropFrame.SDShape` COM object

Load section properties from SAP2000. Calls `PropFrame.GetSectProps` to obtain area, inertia, and related properties.

Get section material name

Fetch the section type.

Load shell property data.

Group by SAP2000 group

Group by SAP2000 group

Apply borders to the whole table.

Shade the header row gray.

Start a new SAP2000 instance.

Return whether a bulk getter accepts a list of object identifiers.

Update link-object properties.

Validate the filename of the currently open model. Args: expected_file: Expected file path or filename Raises:

Add an area object to a group. Args: model: SAP2000 SapModel object area_name: Area object name group_name: Grou

Add a frame to a group. Args: model: SAP2000 SapModel object frame_name: Frame object name group_name: Group nam

Add a link object to a group.

Add one row Args: row_data: Row data list Returns: whether adding succeeds

Add a sub-shape

Apply the hinge definition to a single frame.

Compute cable usage (direct API retrieval for unit consistency) Args: model: SapModel object group_b

Compute steel usage (batch from tables for best speed) Args: model: SapModel object group_by: Groupi

Collect frame element information (Table 2.5).

Collect steel design results (Table 5.1). All values are read through the `DatabaseTables` API.

Create analysis model If the analysis model already exists and is up to date, no action is taken. Manual calls are usually unnecessa

Create a release definition pinned at both ends

Delete analysis results for all cases Args: model: SAP2000 SapModel object Returns: `0` on success

Delete a constraint. Returns: `True` if successful.

Delete frame distributed load. Args: model: SapModel object frame_name: Frame name load_pattern: Load pattern name

Delete frame point load. Args: model: SapModel object frame_name: Frame name load_pattern: Load pattern name

Delete point displacement load. Args: model: SapModel object point_name: Point name load_pattern: Load pattern name

Delete point force load. Args: model: SapModel object point_name: Point name load_pattern: Load pattern name

Delete point restraints and release all degrees of freedom. Args: model: `SapModel` object point_name: Point name

Delete all steel design results Args: model: SAP2000 SapModel object Returns: `0` on success, non-zero on failur

Deselect all objects Args: model: SAP2000 SapModel object Returns: `0` on success Example:

Divide a frame by ratio Args: model: SAP2000 SapModel object name: Frame name num_segments: Number of segments

Extract cable element geometry Args: cable_names: List of cable names to extract; `None` means all g

Batch extract cable element geometry (optimized, using `database_tables`). Args: group_name: Optional group filt

Extract frame element geometry Args: frame_names: List of frame names to extract; `None` means all g

Batch extract frame element geometry (optimized, using `database_tables`). Uses `database_tables` to fetch all data in batch

Find tables (Convenience helpers) Search table names by keyword. Args: model: SapModel object

Import from pandas DataFrame Args: df: pandas.DataFrame object

Import data from list of dicts Args: dict_list: list of dictionaries