GetObj {Area Element}

GetObj

Syntax

Sap2000.AreaElm.GetObj

VB6 Procedure

Function GetObj(ByVal Name As String, ByRef Obj As String) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing area element.

Obj

The name of the area object from which the area element was created.

Remarks

This function retrieves the name of the area object from which an area element was created.

The function returns zero if the information is successfully retrieved; otherwise it returns nonzero.

VBA Example

Sub GetObjForAreaElm()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim Obj As String

Dim ObjType As Long

Dim RDI As Double

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

'assign auto mesh options

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

'create the analysis model

ret = SapModel.Analyze.CreateAnalysisModel

'get object information for an area element

ret = SapModel.AreaElm.GetObj("3-2", Obj)

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.

See Also