GetThickness

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.AreaElm.GetThickness

VB6 Procedure

Function GetThickness(ByVal Name As String, ByRef ThicknessType As Long, ByRef ThicknessPattern As String, ByRef ThicknessPatternSF As Double, ByRef Thickness() As Double) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing area element.

ThicknessType

This is 0, 1 or 2, indicating the thickness overwrite type.

0 = No thickness overwrites

1 = User defined thickness overwrites specified by joint pattern

2 = User defined thickness overwrites specified by point

ThicknessPattern

This item applies only when ThicknessType = 1. It is the name of the defined joint pattern that is used to calculate the thicknesses.

ThicknessPatternSF

This item applies only when ThicknessType = 1. It is the scale factor applied to the joint pattern when calculating the thicknesses. [L]

Thickness

This item applies only when ThicknessType = 2. It is an array of thicknesses at each of the points that define the area element. [L]

Remarks

This function retrieves the thickness overwrite assignments for area elements.

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

VBA Example

Sub GetAreaElementThicknessOverwrites()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret As Long
      Dim i as long
      Dim ThicknessType As Long
      Dim ThicknessPattern As String
      Dim ThicknessPatternSF As Double
      Dim Thickness() As Double

   'create Sap2000 object
      Set SapObject = New SAP2000.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 thickness overwrites
      ReDim Thickness(3)
      For i = 0 To 3
         Thickness(i) = 11
      Next i
      ret = SapModel.AreaObj.SetThickness("ALL", 2, "", 1, Thickness, Group)

   'create analysis model
      ret = SapModel.Analyze.CreateAnalysisModel

   'get thickness overwrites for area element
      ret = SapModel.AreaElm.GetThickness("3", ThicknessType, ThicknessPattern, ThicknessPatternSF, Thickness)

   'close Sap2000
      SapObject.ApplicationExit False
      Set SapModel = Nothing
      Set SapObject = Nothing
End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.