GetGeometricNonlinearity {Staged}

GetGeometricNonlinearity

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.LoadCases.StaticNonlinearStaged.GetGeometricNonlinearity

VB6 Procedure

Function GetGeometricNonlinearity(ByVal Name As String, ByRef NLGeomType As Long) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing static nonlinear staged analysis case.

NLGeomType

This is 0, 1 or 2, indicating the geometric nonlinearity option selected for the load case.

0 = None

1 = P-delta

2 = P-delta plus large displacements

Remarks

This function retrieves the geometric nonlinearity option for the specified load case.

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

VBA Example

Sub GetCaseStaticNonlinearStagedGeometricNonlinearity()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim NLGeomType 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)

'add static nonlinear staged load case

ret = SapModel.LoadCases.StaticNonlinearStaged.SetCase("LCASE1")

'get geometric nonlinearity option

ret = SapModel.LoadCases.StaticNonlinearStaged.GetGeometricNonlinearity("LCASE1", NLGeomType)

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.02.

Changed nomenclature from Load Cases, Analysis Cases and Response Combinations to Load Patterns, Load Cases and Load Combinations, respectively, in version 12.00.

See Also

SetGeometricNonlinearity