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February 23, 2026

Alejandro Duarte Vendries

by Alejandro Duarte Vendries

Prompting Guide: Turn Your Excel File into a Structural Web Application Using AI

Excel is the backbone of structural engineering calculations, but it limits collaboration, visualization, and automation. In this hands-on prompting guide, you’ll learn how to transform your existing spreadsheets into interactive web applications using AI. Convert a column interaction diagram and a response spectrum calculator into shareable tools with reporting, visualization, and export capabilities.

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February 26, 2025

Alejandro Duarte Vendries

by Alejandro Duarte Vendries

Create and Analyze Transmission Towers Easily in STAAD.Pro

In this blog, we show how to automate tasks involving repetitive geometry creation and the analysis of large result sets using Python and VIKTOR.AI. This approach significantly accelerates the design and analysis of one of the most time-consuming structures engineers work with: transmission towers.

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February 04, 2025

Alejandro Duarte Vendries

by Alejandro Duarte Vendries

How to use Python to automate STAAD.Pro

Learn how to use the STAAD.Pro API with Python to automate structural analysis tasks, reduce manual work, and increase efficiency with this practical tutorial.

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January 29, 2025

VIKTOR

by VIKTOR

Unlocking STAAD.Pro through Python automation

In this blog, we’ll show you how automating STAAD.Pro can unlock its full potential in structural engineering.

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January 14, 2025

Alejandro Duarte Vendries

by Alejandro Duarte Vendries

Easily Check and Design Steel Connections from ETABS Results

In this blog, we’ll show you how to simplify the process of checking and designing steel connections by using results from your ETABS model in a web app.

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January 08, 2025

Alejandro Duarte Vendries

by Alejandro Duarte Vendries

Automate Truss Structure Optimization in ETABS

This blog will showcase a solution that solves these issues through a shareable web application that improves your ETABS workflow.

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December 10, 2024

Luis Maldonado de la Torre

by Luis Maldonado de la Torre

Automate frame section creation in SAP2000 using Python and Excel

In this blog, we'll explore how to use Python to create frame sections for SAP2000 automatically by reading section properties from an Excel file.

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VIKTOR Blog

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February 23, 2026

Alejandro Duarte Vendries

by Alejandro Duarte Vendries

Prompting Guide: Turn Your Excel File into a Structural Web Application Using AI

Excel is the backbone of structural engineering calculations, but it limits collaboration, visualization, and automation. In this hands-on prompting guide, you’ll learn how to transform your existing spreadsheets into interactive web applications using AI. Convert a column interaction diagram and a response spectrum calculator into shareable tools with reporting, visualization, and export capabilities.

Read more

February 26, 2025

Alejandro Duarte Vendries

by Alejandro Duarte Vendries

Create and Analyze Transmission Towers Easily in STAAD.Pro

In this blog, we show how to automate tasks involving repetitive geometry creation and the analysis of large result sets using Python and VIKTOR.AI. This approach significantly accelerates the design and analysis of one of the most time-consuming structures engineers work with: transmission towers.

Read more

February 04, 2025

Alejandro Duarte Vendries

by Alejandro Duarte Vendries

How to use Python to automate STAAD.Pro

Learn how to use the STAAD.Pro API with Python to automate structural analysis tasks, reduce manual work, and increase efficiency with this practical tutorial.

Read more

January 29, 2025

VIKTOR

by VIKTOR

Unlocking STAAD.Pro through Python automation

In this blog, we’ll show you how automating STAAD.Pro can unlock its full potential in structural engineering.

Read more

January 14, 2025

Alejandro Duarte Vendries

by Alejandro Duarte Vendries

Easily Check and Design Steel Connections from ETABS Results

In this blog, we’ll show you how to simplify the process of checking and designing steel connections by using results from your ETABS model in a web app.

Read more

January 08, 2025

Alejandro Duarte Vendries

by Alejandro Duarte Vendries

Automate Truss Structure Optimization in ETABS

This blog will showcase a solution that solves these issues through a shareable web application that improves your ETABS workflow.

Read more

December 10, 2024

Luis Maldonado de la Torre

by Luis Maldonado de la Torre

Automate frame section creation in SAP2000 using Python and Excel

In this blog, we'll explore how to use Python to create frame sections for SAP2000 automatically by reading section properties from an Excel file.

Read more

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