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Kudu
  • Welcome to Kudu
  • Getting Started
  • Workflow
  • Troubleshooting
  • Component Library
    • File
      • Exit
      • New Model
      • Open
      • Save
    • Edit
      • Edit Grid Systems
      • Edit Towers & Stories
    • View
      • Refresh View
    • Define
      • Define Frame Sections
      • Define Slab Sections
      • Define Deck Sections
      • Define Wall Sections
    • Draw
      • Draw Beam Column Brace Object
      • Draw Slab Wall Object
      • Draw Joint Object
      • Draw Link Object
    • Assign
      • Assign Frame
      • Assign Joint
      • Assign Shell
      • Assign Shell Loads
      • Assign Frame Loads
      • Assign Joint Loads
    • Assign Objects to Group
    • Analyze
      • Run Analysis
    • Display
      • Display Show Tables
      • Display Frame Sections
      • Display Slab Sections
      • Display Wall Sections
      • Frame Pier Spandrel Link Forces
      • Shell Forces Stresses
    • Design
      • Start Steel Frame Design Check
      • Start Concrete Frame Design Check
      • Start Composite Beam Design Check
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Welcome to Kudu

Kudu is a Grasshopper component library which exposes CSi API methods, allowing control of SAP2000, ETABS, & SAFE functionality from within Grasshopper.

NextGetting Started

Last updated 7 months ago

Design Philosophy

Kudu embeds CSi API methods inside Grasshopper components. Each Kudu component is a one-to-one representation of its equivalent API method. This gives unmitigated control of CSi API methods to the Kudu user and allows for unlimited customization. What's more: Kudu does not obscure data in an object model, which allows users to easily add additional functionality with their own CSi API custom scripts.

Current Functionality

Edit towers, stories & grid systems;

Define materials, section properties, load patterns and combinations, groups, and more;

Draw frame, shell, joint, link, cable, tendon, and design strip objects;

Assign loads, restraints, releases, sections, materials, groups, and more;

Analyze;

Design concrete, steel, and composite steel framing, and concrete shear walls and slabs;

Display analysis and design data;

Get model objects, definitions, and assignments;

Additional features and functionality coming soon!