SetCircle

SetCircle

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.PropFrame.SetCircle

VB6 Procedure

Function SetCircle(ByVal Name As String, ByVal MatProp As String, ByVal t3 As Double, Optional ByVal Color As Long = -1, Optional ByVal Notes As String = "", Optional ByVal GUID As String = "") As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing or new frame section property. If this is an existing property, that property is modified; otherwise, a new property is added.

MatProp

The name of the material property for the section.

t3

The section diameter. [L]

Color

The display color assigned to the section. If Color is specified as -1, the program will automatically assign a color.

Notes

The notes, if any, assigned to the section.

GUID

The GUID (global unique identifier), if any, assigned to the section. If this item is input as Default, the program assigns a GUID to the section.

Remarks

This function initializes a solid circular frame section property. If this function is called for an existing frame section property, all items for the section are reset to their default value.

The function returns zero if the section property is successfully initialized; otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub SetFramePropCircle()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

'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)

'set new frame section property

ret = SapModel.PropFrame.SetCircle("C1", "4000Psi", 20)

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.02.

See Also

GetCircle

SetRebarBeam

SetRebarColumn

GetRebarBeam

GetRebarColumn