GetModifiers

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Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.LineElm.GetModifiers

VB6 Procedure

Function GetModifiers(ByVal Name As String, ByRef Value() As Double) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing line element.

Value

This is an array of eight unitless modifiers.

Value(0) = Cross sectional area modifier

Value(1) = Shear area in local 2 direction modifier

Value(2) = Shear area in local 3 direction modifier

Value(3) = Torsional constant modifier

Value(4) = Moment of inertia about local 2 axis modifier

Value(5) = Moment of inertia about local 3 axis modifier

Value(6) = Mass modifier

Value(7) = Weight modifier

Remarks

This function retrieves the section modifier assignment for line elements. The default value for all modifiers is one.

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

VBA Example

Sub GetLineElmModifiers()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret As Long
      Dim i As Long
      Dim Value() 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.New2DFrame(PortalFrame, 3, 124, 3, 200)

   'assign modifiers to frame objects
      ReDim Value(7)
      For i = 0 To 7
         Value(i) = 1
      Next i
      Value(5) = 100
      ret = SapModel.FrameObj.SetModifiers("3", Value)

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

   'get modifiers for line element
      ReDim Value(7)
      ret = SapModel.LineElm.GetModifiers("3-1", Value)

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.