GetGroup {Cold Formed}

GetGroup

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.DesignColdFormed.GetGroup

VB6 Procedure

Function GetGroup(ByRef NumberItems As Long, ByRef MyName() As String) As Long

Parameters

NumberItems

The number of groups selected for cold formed design.

MyName

This is an array that includes the name of each group selected for cold formed design.

Remarks

This function retrieves the names of all groups selected for cold formed design.

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

VBA Example

Sub GetColdFormedDesignGroup()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim Name As String

Dim NumberItems As Long

Dim MyName() 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

'add cold formed material

ret = SapModel.PropMaterial.AddQuick(Name, MATERIAL_COLDFORMED, , , , MATERIAL_COLDFORMED_SUBTYPE_ASTM_A653SQGr50)

'create new cold formed frame section property

ret = SapModel.PropFrame.SetColdC("CdC", Name , 9, 3, 0.06, 0.25, 0.5)

'create model from template

ret = SapModel.File.New2DFrame(PortalFrame, 2, 72, 2, 144, True, "CdC", "CdC")

'select group for cold formed design

ret = SapModel.DesignColdFormed.SetGroup("ALL", True)

'get groups selected for cold formed design

ret = SapModel.DesignColdFormed.GetGroup(NumberItems, MyName)

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.03.

See Also

SetGroup