GetDesignSection {Aluminum}

GetDesignSection

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.DesignAluminum.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 aluminum 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 aluminum frame object.

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

VBA Example

Sub GetAluminumDesignSection()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim Name 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

'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

'get design section

ret = SapModel.DesignAluminum.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