GetPoints {Solid Element}

GetPoints

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.SolidElm.GetPoints

VB6 Procedure

Function GetPoints(ByVal Name As String, ByRef Point() As String) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an solid element.

Point

This is an array containing the names of the eight point elements that define the solid element. The point names are in order around the solid element.

Remarks

This function retrieves the names of the eight point elements that define a solid element.

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

VBA Example

Sub GetSolidElmPoints()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim Point() 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.NewSolidBlock(300, 400, 200, , , 2, 2, 2)

'assign auto mesh options

ret = SapModel.SolidObj.SetAutoMesh("ALL", 1, 2, 2, 2, , , , , , Group)

'create analysis model

ret = SapModel.Analyze.CreateAnalysisModel

'get names of eight corner points

ret = SapModel.SolidElm.GetPoints("3-2", Point)

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.

See Also