quesion about adding new material

alexli · Post by **alexli** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 1:10 am

Hello frank,
I am a greenhand. I want to add a new material into opensees using C++. In the [b]opensees dynamic API[/b], dynamic libary is referred. Does that mean just using the DLL one can introduce the new material into Opensees? Thank you very much!

Best wishes!

Post by **fmk** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 3:54 pm

yes. i am working on the documentation for this and will release the min code that is needed to compile the dll soon.

alexli · Post by **alexli** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 12:02 am

in some documentations on the DLL, two files are referred to: LIB file and DLL file. The LIB file contain the exported function 's name and address; and the DLL file which contain the functions and data. My question and confusion is that: 1)the LIB file is necesary? 2)and the documentation also said that the LIB file and DLL file must be with the EXE file together, When the EXE(opensees) is distributed.3) the above two files is needed, when the EXE(opensees) is compiled.But in fact the two files don't exist.

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