GetPoints

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Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.LinkElm.GetPoints

VB6 Procedure

Function GetPoints(ByVal Name As String, ByRef Point1 As String, ByRef Point2 As String) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of a defined link element.

Point1

The name of the point element at the I-End of the specified link element.

Point2

The name of the point element at the J-End of the specified link element.

Remarks

This function retrieves the names of the point elements at each end of a specified link element. The points at each end have the same name if the link element is a one-joint element.

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

VBA Example

Sub GetLinkElmPoints()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret As Long
      Dim Name As String
      Dim Point1 As String
      Dim Point2 As String

   '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)

   '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

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

   'get names of points
      ret = SapModel.LinkElm.GetPoints(Name, Point1, Point2)

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.