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SAP2000 VBA

Learn to automate SAP2000 workflows using Excel and VBA in this practical course. Starting from macro basics and API setup, you’ll progress to building parametric models, applying loads, running analyses, and exporting results—all from Excel. With 26 structured lessons, you’ll gain confidence in using the SAP2000 API and implementing reliable automation routines to streamline structural design tasks. 

Language: English, Spanish
Subtitles: English, Portuguese, Spanish
2:52:43 h of contents

Course Objectives 


This course provides a practical roadmap for integrating SAP2000 with Excel through VBA automation. You will learn to: 
 
- Configure Excel for API communication and understand VBA fundamentals. 
- Launch and manage SAP2000 instances, initialize models and control their units via code. 
- Define materials, sections, and objects using structured data inputs. 
- Build parametric templates for frames, slabs, and core walls with reusable routines. 
- Automate load cases, response spectrum analysis, and load combinations. 
- Run analyses and export results for frames, areas, and section cuts directly to Excel. 
 
By the end, you’ll be able to automate repetitive tasks and improve accuracy in SAP2000 workflows. 


Target Audience 


This course is intended for: 

- Structural engineers aiming to automate tasks and improve productivity in SAP2000. 
- Civil engineers and designers integrating Excel workflows with structural analysis. 
- Students and researchers interested in practical API programming for modeling. 
- Professionals seeking to standardize processes and accelerate project delivery. 
 
Basic knowledge of SAP2000 and Excel is recommended. No prior programming experience is required. 


Used Software 


- SAP2000 
- Microsoft Excel (with VBA enabled) 

Contents in: EN / ES
7 modules • 26 videos • 2:52:43 h
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Course Overview & Scope: SAP2000 VBA Quick Start
4:42 min
Excel Setup: Enabling Developer Tools & API Settings
1:28 min
Excel Macros: Recording, Inspecting, and Editing VBA
4:46 min
SAP2000 API: Documentation, Helper, App & Model Objects
3:46 min
Instance Handling: Launching a New SAP2000 Instance
7:36 min
Instance Handling: Connecting to an Existing Instance
4:48 min
Instance Handling: Initializing a New Model
5:36 min
Instance Handling: Controlling Model Units from Excel
5:56 min
Instance Handling: Terminating Instances Safely
2:23 min
Excel–VBA Basics: Reading Cells & Working Across Sheets
4:07 min
Materials: Adding a Material with SetMaterial
6:04 min
Materials: Creating Standards-Based Custom Materials
5:55 min
Sections: Frame (Rectangular/Pipe) & Area (Shell) Definitions
8:54 min
Objects: Creating Frames & Areas by Coordinates
7:32 min
Templates: Building a 3D Frame Structure via SAP2000’s Template
4:15 min
Custom Template: Building a User Form to Prep Data
6:28 min
Custom Template: Generating 3D Frames Structure Programmatically
11:06 min
Custom Template: Adding & Meshing Floor Slabs
9:23 min
Custom Template: Restraints & Basement Walls
13:14 min
Analysis Setup: Loads, Mass Source & Modal Case
8:08 min
Analysis Setup: Response Spectrum & Load Combinations
7:23 min
Analysis Setup: Section Cuts & Running the Solver
5:09 min
Results: Exporting Frame Forces to Excel
9:54 min
Results: Areas, Section Cuts & VBA Error Handling
9:33 min
Core Wall: Adding Parametric Core Walls
7:02 min
Core Wall: Cleanup, Core Section Cuts & Results
7:35 min

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Course details

  • Language: English, Spanish
  • Subtitles: English, Portuguese, Spanish
  • 2:52:43 h of contents
  • 26 videos
  • 24 downloadable files