GetPoints {Area Element}

GetPoints

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.AreaElm.GetPoints

VB6 Procedure

Function GetPoints(ByVal Name As String, ByRef NumberPoints As Long, ByRef Point() As String) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an area element.

NumberPoints

The number of point elements that define the area element.

Point

This is an array containing the names of the point elements that define the area element. The point names are in order around the area element.

Remarks

This function retrieves the names of the point elements that define an area element.

The function returns zero if the point element names are successfully retrieved; otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub GetAreaElmPoints()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim NumberPoints As Long

Dim Point() 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.NewWall(2, 48, 2, 48)

'assign auto mesh options

ret = SapModel.AreaObj.SetAutoMesh("ALL", 1, 3, 3, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Group)

'create analysis model

ret = SapModel.Analyze.CreateAnalysisModel

'get names of points

ret = SapModel.AreaElm.GetPoints("3-2", NumberPoints, Point)

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.

See Also