Category Archives: Finite Element Analysis

3DFrame-py rel. 0.50

Posted on 14/07/2025 by dougaj4

Following the recent post on the Python lru_cache function (Python functools and the Fibonacci Sequence) I have had a look at using lru_cache in the 3DFrame-py spreadsheet. So far using lru_cache in this code has provided little to no speed improvement, … Continue reading →

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3DFrame-NLGeom

Posted on 13/02/2025 by dougaj4

The VBA version of the 3DFrame spreadsheet has now been updated to allow geometric non-linear effects to be included. The new version can be downloaded from: 3DFrame.zip For more details of the VBA 3DFrame see 3DFrame update, and for the … Continue reading →

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3DFrame-py-comb

Posted on 01/02/2025 by dougaj4

The 3DFrame-py spreadsheet has now been updated with provisions for saving multiple load cases and the associated results, and analysis with factored combinations of multiple load cases. The new files can be downloaded from: 3DFrame-py.zip See Installing 3DFrame-py for installation details, and … Continue reading →

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3DFrame-py rel. 0.40

Posted on 01/01/2025 by dougaj4

A new version of 3DFrame-py has been released and can be downloaded from: 3DFrame-py.zip See Installing 3DFrame-py for installation details, and details of other Python modules required. Also see Python and pyxll for details of the required pyxll package, including a coupon code for … Continue reading →

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3D-Frame-py with Numba

Posted on 10/12/2024 by dougaj4

I recently upgraded to Python 3.12, and installed the latest version of the Numba just-in-time compiler (0.60.0) which also required upgrading Matplotlib (3.9.3), and downgrading Numpy (2.0.2). I have also edited calls to Numba in the py_3DFrame1_1.py module, and added … Continue reading →

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