GetLocalAxes

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Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.LinkElm.GetLocalAxes

VB6 Procedure

Function GetLocalAxes(ByVal Name As String, ByRef Ang As Double) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing link element.

Ang

This is the angle that the local 2 and 3 axes are rotated about the positive local 1 axis, from the default orientation. The rotation for a positive angle appears counter clockwise when the local +1 axis is pointing toward you. [deg]

Remarks

This function retrieves the local axis angle assignment for link elements.

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

VBA Example

Sub GetLinkElmLocalAxisAngle()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret As Long
      Dim Name As String
      Dim Ang 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, 2, 144, 2, 288)

   'add link object by points
      ret = SapModel.LinkObj.AddByPoint("1", "5", Name)

   'refresh view
      ret = SapModel.View.RefreshView

   'assign link object local axis angle
      ret = SapModel.LinkObj.SetLocalAxes(Name, 30)

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

   'get link element local axis angle
      ret = SapModel.LinkElm.GetLocalAxes(Name, Ang)

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.