GetReleases {Line Element}

GetReleases

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.LineElm.GetReleases

VB6 Procedure

Function GetReleases(ByVal Name As String, ByRef ii() As Boolean, ByRef jj() As Boolean, ByRef StartValue() As Double, ByRef EndValue() As Double) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing line element.

ii, jj

These are arrays of six booleans indicating the I-End and J-End releases for the line element.

ii(0) and jj(0) = U1 release

ii(1) and jj(1) = U2 release

ii(2) and jj(2) = U3 release

ii(3) and jj(3) = R1 release

ii(4) and jj(4) = R2 release

ii(5) and jj(5) = R3 release

StartValue, EndValue

These are arrays of six values indicating the I-End and J-End partial fixity springs for the line element.

StartValue(0) and EndValue(0) = U1 partial fixity [F/L]

StartValue(1) and EndValue(1) = U2 partial fixity [F/L]

StartValue(2) and EndValue(2) = U3 partial fixity [F/L]

StartValue(3) and EndValue(3) = R1 partial fixity [FL/rad]

StartValue(4) and EndValue(4) = R2 partial fixity [FL/rad]

StartValue(5) and EndValue(5) = R3 partial fixity [FL/rad]

Remarks

This function retrieves the line element end release and partial fixity assignments.

The function returns zero if the assignments are successfully retrieved, otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub GetLineElmEndReleases()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim ii() As Boolean

Dim jj() As Boolean

Dim StartValue() As Double

Dim EndValue() As Double

'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)

'assign end releases to frame object

ReDim ii(5)

ReDim jj(5)

ReDim StartValue(5)

ReDim EndValue(5)

ii(5) = True

jj(5) = True

ret = SapModel.FrameObj.SetReleases("13", ii, jj, StartValue, EndValue)

'assign frame object automesh options

ret = SapModel.FrameObj.SetAutoMesh("13", True, False, False, 2, 0)

'create the analysis model

ret = SapModel.Analyze.CreateAnalysisModel

'get end releases for line element

ReDim ii(5)

ReDim jj(5)

ReDim StartValue(5)

ReDim EndValue(5)

ret = SapModel.LineElm.GetReleases("13-1", ii, jj, StartValue, EndValue)

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.

See Also