GetPresentCoordSystem

GetPresentCoordSystem

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.GetPresentCoordSystem

VB6 Procedure

Function GetPresentCoordSystem() As String

Parameters

None

Remarks

This function returns the name of the present coordinate system.

VBA Example

Sub GetPresentCSys()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret as long

Dim PresentCSys 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(ConcentricBraced, 3, 124, 3, 200)

'define new coordinate system

ret = SapModel.CoordSys.SetCoordSys("CSys1", 1000, 1000, 0, 0, 0, 0)

'set present coordinate system

ret = SapModel.SetPresentCoordSystem("CSys1")

'get present coordinate system

PresentCSys = SapModel.GetPresentCoordSystem

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.

See Also

SetPresentCoordSystem