diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femexamples/ccx_cantilever_std.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femexamples/ccx_cantilever_std.py
index 015ec9277578f..9ae3b4befc982 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femexamples/ccx_cantilever_std.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femexamples/ccx_cantilever_std.py
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ def setup_cantileverbase(doc=None, solvertype="ccxtools"):
         solver_object.WorkingDir = u""
     elif solvertype == "elmer":
         analysis.addObject(ObjectsFem.makeSolverElmer(doc, "SolverElmer"))
+    elif solvertype == "opensees":
+        analysis.addObject(ObjectsFem.makeSolverOpenSees(doc, "SolverOpenSees"))
     elif solvertype == "z88":
         analysis.addObject(ObjectsFem.makeSolverZ88(doc, "SolverZ88"))
     if solvertype == "calculix" or solvertype == "ccxtools":
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/opensees/writer.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/opensees/writer.py
index ede99389f5f8f..b5f620154c969 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/opensees/writer.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/opensees/writer.py
@@ -22,6 +22,17 @@
 # *                                                                         *
 # ***************************************************************************
 
+"""
+# set up test file in FreeCAD Gui
+from femexamples import ccx_cantilever_std as canti
+canti.setup_cantileverhexa20faceload(solvertype="opensees")
+
+# run OpenSees solver
+from femsolver.run import run_fem_solver as run
+run(App.ActiveDocument.SolverOpenSees)
+
+"""
+
 __title__ = "OpenSees Writer"
 __author__ = "Bernd Hahnebach, Raeyat Roknabadi Ebrahim"
 __url__ = "http://www.freecadweb.org"