GetLocalAxes

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.PointObj.GetLocalAxes

VB6 Procedure

Function GetLocalAxes(ByVal Name As String, ByRef a As Double, ByRef b As Double, ByRef c As Double, ByRef Advanced As Boolean) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing point object.

a, b, c

The local axes of the point are defined by first setting the positive local 1, 2 and 3 axes the same as the positive global X, Y and Z axes and then doing the following: [deg]

1. Rotate about the 3 axis by angle a.

2. Rotate about the resulting 2 axis by angle b.

3. Rotate about the resulting 1 axis by angle c.

Advanced

This item is True if the point object local axes orientation was obtained using advanced local axes parameters.

Remarks

This function retrieves the local axes angles for a point object.

The function returns zero if the local axes angles are successfully retrieved, otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub GetPointLocalAxes()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret As Long
      Dim a As Double, b As Double, c As Double
      Dim Advanced As Boolean

   '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)

   'get local axes assignments
      ret = SapModel.PointObj.GetLocalAxes("1", a, b, c, Advanced)

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.