GetMatTemp

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Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.PlaneElm.GetMatTemp

VB6 Procedure

Function GetMatTemp(ByVal Name As String, ByRef Temp As Double, ByRef PatternName As String) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing plane element.

Temp

This is the material temperature value assigned to the plane element. [T]

PatternName

This is blank or the name of a defined joint pattern. If it is blank, the material temperature for the plane element is uniform over the element at the value specified by Temp.

If PatternName is the name of a defined joint pattern, the material temperature for the plane element may vary. The material temperature at each corner point around the plane element perimeter is equal to the specified temperature multiplied by the pattern value at the associated point element. The material temperature at other points in the plane element is calculated by interpolation from the corner points.

Remarks

This function retrieves the material temperature assignments to plane elements.

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

VBA Example

Sub GetPlaneElementMatTemp()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret As Long
      Dim Temp As Double
      Dim PatternName 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

   'open existing model
      ret = SapModel.File.OpenFile("C:\SapAPI\Example 3-001-incomp.sdb")

   'assign material temperature
      ret = SapModel.AreaObj.SetMatTemp("ALL", 50, , Group)

   'create analysis model
      ret = SapModel.Analyze.CreateAnalysisModel

   'get material temperature for plane element
      ret = SapModel.PlaneElm.GetMatTemp("3", Temp, PatternName)

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.