SapObject.SapModel.PointElm.GetCoordCylindrical
Function GetCoordCylindrical(ByVal Name As String, ByRef r As Double, ByRef Theta As Double, ByRef z As Double, Optional ByVal CSys As String = "Global") As Long
Name
The name of an existing point element.
r
The radius for the point element in the specified coordinate system. [L]
Theta
The angle for the specified point element in the specified coordinate system. The angle is measured in the XY plane from the positive X axis. When looking in the XY plane with the positive Z axis pointing toward you, a positive Theta angle is counter clockwise. [deg]
z
The Z-coordinate of the specified point element in the specified coordinate system. [L]
CSys
The name of the coordinate system in which the joint coordinates are returned.
The function returns zero if the coordinates are successfully returned; otherwise it returns nonzero. If successful, the function returns the r, Theta and z coordinates of the specified point element in the Present Units. The coordinates are reported in the coordinate system specified by CSys.
Sub GetPointElmCoordCylindrical()
'dimension variables
Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
Dim SapModel As cSapModel
Dim r As Double, Theta As Double, z
As Double
Dim ret As Long
'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,
3, 124, 3, 200)
'create analysis model
ret = SapModel.Analyze.CreateAnalysisModel
'get cylindrical point element coordinates
ret = SapModel.PointElm.GetCoordCylindrical("5",
r, Theta, z)
'close Sap2000
SapObject.ApplicationExit False
Set SapModel = Nothing
Set SapObject = Nothing
End Sub
Initial release in version 11.00.