openstaad python is a starting project to wrap the official OpenStaad API functionalities into a Python package.

It aims to facilitate the connection with the OpenStaad API functions, avoiding boilerplate code and type management, allowing the user to focus on the real automation tasks.

• openstaad is a Python package to call easily functions from the OpenStaad API.

• Require a StaadPRO and a valid file open to connect

• MIT-License

• The intended audience is StaadPro users with knowledge of Python

• Compatibitity:

  • Tested with Python 3.10.9
  • Operating System: Windows 11

• Dependencies:

  • comtypes

• Please contact the developer for requests.

Basic installation by pip.

pip install openstaad

For the next example, a valid STAAD.Pro file should be open.

from openstaad import Geometry, Root

geometry = Geometry()
root = Root()

# Function that returns a list
beam_list = geometry.GetBeamList()

# Function that retuns a string
file_name = root.GetSTAADFile()

# Function that recibe an argument
beam_number = 10 
beam_nodes = geometry.GetMemberIncidence(beam_number)


print(beam_list)
print(file_name)
print(beam_nodes)

www.openstaad.com

The source code of openstaad can be found at GitHub, target your pull requests to the main branch:

https://github.com/OpenStaad/OpenStaadPython/pulls

Questions and feedback at GitHub Discussions: https://github.com/OpenStaad/OpenStaadPython/discussions

Issue tracker at GitHub: https://github.com/OpenStaad/OpenStaadPython/issues

Please always post questions at the forum to make answers available to other users as well.

Feedback is greatly appreciated.

Konrad