Help in linking, first thing first

[mehdikia2519]

Dear Frank,
My colleagues and I would like to add an element (local joint flexibility element) to OpenSees. As a brief description, the element is in fact an additional stiffness matrix which is added to consider joint flexibility in offshore structures tubular members. I am quite familiar with C++ and object oriented programming and I am also an old OpenSees exe user . However, I am not very familiar with OpenSees classes and hierarchy. The first step for me would be to download OpenSees source codes and link and execute them so as to have an executable OpenSees file. Then I might wanna add additional classes to generate my own ver. of OpenSees. I would be glad to be able to contribute in OpenSees framework. Since I am a beginner in this subject, I would like to ask you to guide me through first step which is downloading OpenSees source codes. Let me mention that I have also read some of your ppt files about adding an element to OpenSees and my .cpp and .h file seems to be ready. I just dont know how to add my files to the current files. Would you please tell me how to download source codes? Is it through CVS? Formerly, there was a file package in which all necessary project files had been accumulated but recently it has changed to SRC or CVS I suppose. There are lots of files in SRC. Should I download them one by one and then compile them all? I would be so grateful if you could help.
Appreciate your help in advance,

[msa_imeg]

Hi Mehdi,
source file :
[url]http://opensees.berkeley.edu/OpenSees/c ... es2.0.0.zi[/url]p

[mehdikia2519]

Thanks for the answer but I could not go through the address you wrote. Did you compile and build the source codes?

[mehdikia2519]

thanks .
i could download source code through following directory:
opensees.berkeley.edu/opensees/developer/download.php;