GetObj

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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 Sap2000.SapObject
      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 = 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 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.