Count {Frame}

Count

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.PropFrame.Count

VB6 Procedure

Function Count(Optional ByVal PropType As eFramePropType) As Long

Parameters

PropType

This optional value is one of the following items in the eFramePropType enumeration.

SECTION_I = 1

SECTION_CHANNEL = 2

SECTION_T = 3

SECTION_ANGLE = 4

SECTION_DBLANGLE = 5

SECTION_BOX = 6

SECTION_PIPE = 7

SECTION_RECTANGULAR = 8

SECTION_CIRCLE = 9

SECTION_GENERAL = 10

SECTION_DBCHANNEL = 11

SECTION_AUTO = 12

SECTION_SD = 13

SECTION_VARIABLE = 14

SECTION_JOIST = 15

SECTION_BRIDGE = 16

SECTION_COLD_C = 17

SECTION_COLD_2C = 18

SECTION_COLD_Z = 19

SECTION_COLD_L = 20

SECTION_COLD_2L = 21

SECTION_COLD_HAT = 22

SECTION_BUILTUP_I_COVERPLATE = 23

SECTION_PCC_GIRDER_I = 24

SECTION_PCC_GIRDER_U = 25

SECTION_BUILTUP_I_HYBRID = 26

SECTION_BUILTUP_U_HYBRID = 27

If no value is input for PropType, a count is returned for all frame section properties in the model regardless of type.

Remarks

This function returns the total number of defined frame section properties in the model. If desired, counts can be returned for all frame section properties of a specified type in the model.

VBA Example

Sub CountFrameProps()

'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.New2DFrame(PortalFrame, 3, 124, 3, 200)

'return number of defined materials of all types

Count = SapModel.PropFrame.Count

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.02.

Builtup I Hybrid and Builitup U Hybrid added with Version 16.0.0.

See Also