GetTrapezoidal

GetTrapezoidal

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.PropFrame.GetTrapezoidal

VB6 Procedure

Function GetTrapezoidal(ByVal Name As String, ByRef FileName As String, ByRef MatProp As String, ByRef t3 As Double, ByRef t2 As Double, ByRef t2b As Double, ByRef Color As Long, ByRef Notes As String, ByRef GUID As String) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing trapezoidal frame section property.

FileName

If the section property was imported from a property file, this is the name of that file. If the section property was not imported, this item is blank.

MatProp

The name of the material property for the section.

t3

The section depth. [L]

t2

The section top width. [L]

t2b

The section bottom width. [L]

Color

The display color assigned to the section.

Notes

The notes, if any, assigned to the section.

GUID

The GUID (global unique identifier), if any, assigned to the section.

Remarks

This function retrieves frame section property data for a trapezoidal frame section.

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

VBA Example

Sub GetFramePropTrapezoidal()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long 

Dim FileName As String

Dim MatProp As String

Dim t3 As Double

Dim t2 As Double

Dim t2b As Double

Dim Color As Long

Dim Notes As String

Dim GUID 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)

'set new frame section property

ret = SapModel.PropFrame.SetTrapezoidal("R1", "4000Psi", 20, 20, 12)

'get frame section property data

ret = SapModel.PropFrame.SetTrapezoidal("R1", FileName, MatProp, t3, t2, t2b, Color, Notes, GUID)

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 17.2.0

See Also

SetTrapezoidal

SetRebarBeam

SetRebarColumn

GetRebarBeam

GetRebarColumn