GetMatTemp {Solid Element}

GetMatTemp

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.SolidElm.GetMatTemp

VB6 Procedure

Function GetMatTemp(ByVal Name As String, ByRef Temp As Double, ByRef PatternName As String) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing solid element.

Temp

This is the material temperature value assigned to the solid element. [T]

PatternName

This is blank or the name of a defined joint pattern. If it is blank, the material temperature for the solid element is uniform over the element at the value specified by Temp.

If PatternName is the name of a defined joint pattern, the material temperature for the solid element may vary. The material temperature at each corner point of the solid element is equal to the specified temperature multiplied by the pattern value at the associated point element. The material temperature at other locations in the solid element is calculated by interpolation from the corner points.

Remarks

This function retrieves the material temperature assignments to solid elements.

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

VBA Example

Sub GetSolidElementMatTemp()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim Temp As Double

Dim PatternName 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.NewSolidBlock(300, 400, 200, , , 2, 2, 2)

'assign material temperature

ret = SapModel.SolidObj.SetMatTemp("ALL", 50, , Group)

'create analysis model

ret = SapModel.Analyze.CreateAnalysisModel

'get material temperature for solid element

ret = SapModel.SolidElm.GetMatTemp("1", Temp, PatternName)

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.

See Also