GetDesignSection {Steel}

GetDesignSection

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.DesignSteel.GetDesignSection

VB6 Procedure

Function GetDesignSection(ByVal Name As String, ByRef PropName As String) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of a frame object with a steel frame design procedure.

PropName

The name of the design section for the specified frame object.

Remarks

This function retrieves the design section for a specified steel frame object.

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

VBA Example

Sub GetSteelDesignSection()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim MyName() As String

Dim PropName 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)

'import new frame section properties

ret = SapModel.PropFrame.ImportProp("W18X35", "A992Fy50", "Sections8.pro", "W18X35")

ret = SapModel.PropFrame.ImportProp("W18X40", "A992Fy50", "Sections8.pro", "W18X40")

ret = SapModel.PropFrame.ImportProp("W18X46", "A992Fy50", "Sections8.pro", "W18X46")

'define new auto select list frame section property

ReDim MyName(2)

MyName(0) = "W18X35"

MyName(1) = "W18X40"

MyName(2) = "W18X46"

ret = SapModel.PropFrame.SetAutoSelectSteel("AUTO1", 3, MyName)

'set frame section properties

ret = SapModel.FrameObj.SetSection("8", "AUTO1")

ret = SapModel.FrameObj.SetSection("10", "AUTO1")

'run analysis

ret = SapModel.File.Save("C:\SapAPI\x.sdb")

ret = SapModel.Analyze.RunAnalysis

'start steel design

ret = SapModel.DesignSteel.StartDesign

'get design section

ret = SapModel.DesignSteel.GetDesignSection("8", PropName)

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.03.

See Also

SetDesignSection