StartDesign {Aluminum}

StartDesign

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.DesignAluminum.StartDesign

VB6 Procedure

Function StartDesign() As Long

Parameters

None

Remarks

This function starts the aluminum frame design.

The function returns zero if the aluminum frame design is successfully started; otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

The function will fail if no aluminum frame objects are present. It will also fail if analysis results are not available.

VBA Example

Sub StartAluminumDesign()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim Name 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 aluminum material

ret = SapModel.PropMaterial.AddQuick(Name, MATERIAL_ALUMINUM, , , MATERIAL_ALUMINUM_SUBTYPE_6061_T6)

'create new aluminum frame section property

ret = SapModel.PropFrame.SetISection("AI", Name , 18, 6, 0.5, 0.3, 6, 0.5)

'create model from template

ret = SapModel.File.New2DFrame(PortalFrame, 2, 144, 2, 288, True, "AI", "AI")

'run analysis

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

ret = SapModel.Analyze.RunAnalysis

'start aluminum design

ret = SapModel.DesignAluminum.StartDesign

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.03.

See Also