# Welcome to Kudu

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## 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!


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```

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