GetLocalAxes {Link Element}

GetLocalAxes

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.LinkElm.GetLocalAxes

VB6 Procedure

Function GetLocalAxes(ByVal Name As String, ByRef Ang As Double) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing link element.

Ang

This is the angle that the local 2 and 3 axes are rotated about the positive local 1 axis, from the default orientation. The rotation for a positive angle appears counter clockwise when the local +1 axis is pointing toward you. [deg]

Remarks

This function retrieves the local axis angle assignment for link elements.

The function returns zero if the assignment is successfully retrieved; otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub GetLinkElmLocalAxisAngle()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim Name As String

Dim Ang As Double

'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)

'add link object by points

ret = SapModel.LinkObj.AddByPoint("1", "5", Name)

'refresh view

ret = SapModel.View.RefreshView

'assign link object local axis angle

ret = SapModel.LinkObj.SetLocalAxes(Name, 30)

'create the analysis model

ret = SapModel.Analyze.CreateAnalysisModel

'get link element local axis angle

ret = SapModel.LinkElm.GetLocalAxes(Name, Ang)

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.

See Also