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February 10, 2026
by Alejandro Duarte Vendries
How to Automate Base Plate Design Using AI: Prompting Tutorial
Base plate design is repetitive, critical, and still often done in Excel. In this hands-on tutorial, you’ll learn how to turn a traditional base plate workflow into an interactive web application using AI, with live visualization, calculation logic extracted from engineering documents, and automated reporting you can share with your team.
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December 03, 2024
by Luis Maldonado de la Torre
How to calculate cross-section properties using Python
Using the open-source Python package ‘SectionProperties’ you can automate the structural analysis of cross-sections, saving time and boosting accuracy on calculations. In this blog, I will explain how you can apply this to your own structural analysis!
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November 21, 2024
by Luis Maldonado de la Torre
5 powerful Python libraries every Structural Engineer should know
In this blog, we will explore my 5 favorite Python libraries for structural analysis. Whether you are working with complex dynamic analyses or simply looking to calculate the geometric properties of a section, there is a tool for you!
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November 13, 2024
by Alejandro Duarte Vendries
6 Ways to improve your SAP2000 and ETABS workflows
In this blog, we explore 6 ways Python, along with the VIKTOR platform, can help you overcome daily challenges you face as structural engineer in SAP2000 and ETABS workflows.
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November 04, 2024
by Luis Maldonado de la Torre
How to use Python to automate SAP2000
Discover how to use the SAP2000 API to automate processes and optimize project efficiency with Python
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October 15, 2024
by Stijn Jansen
Connecting Grasshopper & VIKTOR apps
Learn how integrating VIKTOR into Grasshopper nodes eliminates data loss, enhances collaboration, and streamlines complex workflows for engineers, architects, and parametric designers.
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August 13, 2024
by Anande Bergman
How to Make Complex 3D Models with Python
Discover how Python and CadQuery can revolutionize your 3D modeling workflow by allowing you to create flexible, parametric designs that are easy to modify and integrate with various engineering tools.
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Disciplines
Integrations
February 10, 2026
by Alejandro Duarte Vendries
How to Automate Base Plate Design Using AI: Prompting Tutorial
Base plate design is repetitive, critical, and still often done in Excel. In this hands-on tutorial, you’ll learn how to turn a traditional base plate workflow into an interactive web application using AI, with live visualization, calculation logic extracted from engineering documents, and automated reporting you can share with your team.
Read moreDecember 03, 2024
by Luis Maldonado de la Torre
How to calculate cross-section properties using Python
Using the open-source Python package ‘SectionProperties’ you can automate the structural analysis of cross-sections, saving time and boosting accuracy on calculations. In this blog, I will explain how you can apply this to your own structural analysis!
Read moreNovember 21, 2024
by Luis Maldonado de la Torre
5 powerful Python libraries every Structural Engineer should know
In this blog, we will explore my 5 favorite Python libraries for structural analysis. Whether you are working with complex dynamic analyses or simply looking to calculate the geometric properties of a section, there is a tool for you!
Read moreNovember 13, 2024
by Alejandro Duarte Vendries
6 Ways to improve your SAP2000 and ETABS workflows
In this blog, we explore 6 ways Python, along with the VIKTOR platform, can help you overcome daily challenges you face as structural engineer in SAP2000 and ETABS workflows.
Read moreNovember 04, 2024
by Luis Maldonado de la Torre
How to use Python to automate SAP2000
Discover how to use the SAP2000 API to automate processes and optimize project efficiency with Python
Read moreOctober 15, 2024
by Stijn Jansen
Connecting Grasshopper & VIKTOR apps
Learn how integrating VIKTOR into Grasshopper nodes eliminates data loss, enhances collaboration, and streamlines complex workflows for engineers, architects, and parametric designers.
Read moreAugust 13, 2024
by Anande Bergman
How to Make Complex 3D Models with Python
Discover how Python and CadQuery can revolutionize your 3D modeling workflow by allowing you to create flexible, parametric designs that are easy to modify and integrate with various engineering tools.
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