GetMaterialOverwrite

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Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.LineElm.GetMaterialOverwrite

VB6 Procedure

Function GetMaterialOverwrite(ByVal Name As String, ByRef PropName As String) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of a defined line element.

PropName

This is None, indicating that no material overwrite exists for the specified line element, or it is the name of an existing material property.

Remarks

This function retrieves the material overwrite assigned to a line element, if any. It returns None if there is no material overwrite assignment.

The function returns zero if the material overwrite assignment is successfully retrieved, otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub GetLineElmMaterialOverwrite()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret As Long
      Dim PropName As String

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

   'assign material overwrite to frame object
      ret = SapModel.FrameObj.SetMaterialOverwrite("1", "4000Psi")

   'create the analysis model
      ret = SapModel.Analyze.CreateAnalysisModel

   'get material overwrite assignment for line element
      ret = SapModel.LineElm.GetMaterialOverwrite("1-1", PropName)

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.