Welcome! This page contains links to existing primers on how to use both Tcl/Tk and OpenSees.

• Tcl/Tk Primer(external link) is a html document providing a quick introduction to programming in Tcl/Tk.

• OpenSees Getting Started Manual (opens in new window). This document provides a brief introduction on how to obtain and run OpenSees. It outlines the steps necessary to create a model of an elastic portal frame, and how to perform several types of analysis on this frame.

• OpenSees Users Manual (opens in new window). This document provides the syntax and description of OpenSees commands. The old manual is still available here .

• OpenSees Examples Manual (opens in new windows). This document provides descriptive examples of basic OpenSees script files. The old examples manual is still available here