CountSpring {Point Element}

CountSpring

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.PointElm.CountSpring

VB6 Procedure

Function CountSpring() As Long

Parameters

None

Remarks

This function returns the total number of point elements in the model with spring assignments.

VBA Example

Sub CountPointElementsWithSprings()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret as Long

Dim i as Long

Dim k() as Double

Dim Count 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, 3, 124, 3, 200)

'add joint spring assignment

ReDim k(5)

For i = 0 to 5

k(i) = i + 1

Next i

ret = SapModel.PointObj.SetSpring("3", k)

'create analysis model

ret = SapModel.Analyze.CreateAnalysisModel

'get number of point elements with springs

Count = SapModel.PointElm.CountSpring

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.

See Also

GetSpring

GetSpringCoupled