GetPoints {Line Element}

GetPoints

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.LineElm.GetPoints

VB6 Procedure

Function GetPoints(ByVal Name As String, ByRef Point1 As String, ByRef Point2 As String) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of a defined line element.

Point1

The name of the point element at the I-End of the specified line element.

Point2

The name of the point element at the J-End of the specified line element.

Remarks

This function retrieves the names of the point elements at each end of a specified line element.

The function returns zero if the point names are successfully retrieved, otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub GetLineElmPoints()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim Point1 As String

Dim Point2 As String

'create Sap2000 object

Set SapObject = CreateObject("CSI.SAP2000.API.SapObject")

'start Sap2000 application

SapObject.ApplicationStart

'create SapModel object

Set SapModel = SapObject.SapModel

'initialize model

ret = SapModel.InitializeNewModel

'create model from template

ret = SapModel.File.New2DFrame(PortalFrame, 2, 144, 2, 288)

'create the analysis model

ret = SapModel.Analyze.CreateAnalysisModel

'get names of points

ret = SapModel.LineElm.GetPoints("1-1", Point1, Point2)

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.

See Also