Tag Archives: Excel

Installing 3DFrame-py

Posted on 08/11/2024 by dougaj4

Updated 1st Feb 2025. As mentioned in the previous post, the installation process for the 3DFrame-py spreadsheet has changed with the new version. Also there have been some significant changes to the code to fix installation problems. Updated files are … Continue reading →

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3DFrame-py; with non-linear analysis

Posted on 03/11/2024 by dougaj4

Exactly a year since the previous update I have revised the 3DFrame-py spreadsheet with the addition of non-linear analysis options. The new files can be downloaded from: 3DFrame-py.zip Details of file installation, and required software are at: 3DFrame-py Minor revisions … Continue reading →

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Scipy Linalg functions stopped working

Posted on 27/10/2024 by dougaj4

I recently noticed that the iterative linear algebra solvers in my pyLinAlgfuncs3.xlsb spreadsheet had stopped working. It turned out that the optional tolerance argument had been renamed ‘rtol’. Changing all the occurrences of the name in the Python code fixed … Continue reading →

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Beam geometric non-linear effects – Python version

Posted on 12/10/2024 by dougaj4

In 2018 I posted Beam geometric non-linear effects with a VBA based spreadsheet to calculate beam actions and deflections under combined transverse and axial load, allowing for geometric non-linear effects. I have now converted the code to Python, linking to Excel … Continue reading →

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Scipy-statistics update

Posted on 08/09/2024 by dougaj4

Links to the Scipy statistics functions were last presented here. The functions have since had extensive updates: The py_Stats spreadsheet, with associated Python code in PythonStatsFuncs3.py and pyScipy3.py, are included in the download file: py_SciPy.zip Details of the required pyxll … Continue reading →

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