GetLocalAxes

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Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.SolidElm.GetLocalAxes

VB6 Procedure

Function GetLocalAxes(ByVal Name As String, ByRef a As Double, ByRef b As Double, ByRef c As Double) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing solid element.

a, b, c

The local axes of the solid element are defined by first setting the positive local 1, 2 and 3 axes the same as the positive global X, Y and Z axes and then doing the following: [deg]

1. Rotate about the 3 axis by angle a.

2. Rotate about the resulting 2 axis by angle b.

3. Rotate about the resulting 1 axis by angle c.

Remarks

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

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

VBA Example

Sub GetSolidElementLocalAxisAngle()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret As Long
      Dim a As Double, b As Double, c 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.NewSolidBlock(300, 400, 200, , , 2, 2, 2)

   'assign local axes angles
      ret = SapModel.SolidObj.SetLocalAxes("ALL", 30, 40, 50, Group)

   'create analysis model
      ret = SapModel.Analyze.CreateAnalysisModel

   'get solid element local axis angle
      ret = SapModel.SolidElm.GetLocalAxes("1", a, b, c)

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.