GetOffsets

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.AreaElm.GetOffsets

VB6 Procedure

Function GetOffsets(ByVal Name As String, ByRef OffsetType As Long, ByRef OffsetPattern As String, ByRef OffsetPatternSF As Double, ByRef Offset() As Double) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing area element.

OffsetType

This is 0, 1 or 2, indicating the joint offset type.

0 = No joint offsets

1 = User defined joint offsets specified by joint pattern

2 = User defined joint offsets specified by point

OffsetPattern

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

OffsetPatternSF

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

Offset

This item applies only when OffsetType = 2. It is an array of joint offsets for each of the points that define the area element. [L]

Remarks

This function retrieves the joint offset assignments for area elements.

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

VBA Example

Sub GetAreaElementJointOffsets()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret As Long
      Dim i as long
      Dim OffsetType As Long
      Dim OffsetPattern As String
      Dim OffsetPatternSF As Double
      Dim Offset() 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 joint offsets
      ReDim Offset(3)
      For i = 0 To 3
         Offset(i) = 12
      Next i
      ret = SapModel.AreaObj.SetOffsets("ALL", 2, "", 1, Offset, Group)

   'create analysis model
      ret = SapModel.Analyze.CreateAnalysisModel

   'get joint offsets for area element
      ret = SapModel.AreaElm.GetOffsets("3", OffsetType, OffsetPattern, OffsetPatternSF, Offset)

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.