# Getting Started with OpenSees -- Download OpenSees

To download and install OpenSees the user is required to download both the OpenSees and Tcl/Tk packages. <br> The OpenSees and Tcl/Tk packages can both be downloaded from the OpenSees binaries webpage opensees.berkeley.edu/binaries.html. The binaries download page will be similar to that shown below.

OpenSeesDownloadPage.jpg

At this page the user is required to download two files OpenSees.X.X.X.exe and tcl/tk Y.Y.Y. This can be done by selecting (clicking) on the links located in the box labeled DOWNLOAD Windows Binaries.

The file downloaded by clicking on the OpenSees.X.X.X.exe link is a zip file, from which the OpenSees.X.X.X.exe file can be extracted using your favorite extractor. The user can place this executable anywhere they wish. It is recommended to place it in a directory near where all your scripts will be stored.

The file downloaded by clicking the tcl/tk Y.Y.Y link is an installer for Tcl/Tk. By clicking on the file the user is brought through a series of screens.

ActiveTclInstall.jpg

This is the only change the user must make. User now just keeps selecting Next until done.


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