Count {Solid Element}

Count

Syntax

Sap2000.SolidElm.Count

VB6 Procedure

Function Count() As Long

Parameters

None

Remarks

This function returns the total number of solid elements in the analysis model.

VBA Example

Sub CountSolidElements()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

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

'assign auto mesh options

ret = SapModel.SolidObj.SetAutoMesh("ALL", 1, 2, 2, 2, , , , , , Group)

'create analysis model

ret = SapModel.Analyze.CreateAnalysisModel

'return number of solid elements

Count = SapModel.SolidElm.Count

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.

See Also