GetMass

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Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.CableObj.GetMass

VB6 Procedure

Function GetMass(ByVal Name As String, ByRef MassOverL As Double) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing cable object.

MassOverL

The mass per unit length assigned to the cable object. [M/L]

Remarks

This function retrieves the mass per unit length assignment for cable objects.

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

VBA Example

Sub GetCableMass()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret As Long
      Dim Name As String
      Dim MassOverL 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, 3, 124, 3, 200)

   'add cable object by points
      ret = SapModel.CableObj.AddByPoint("1", "6", Name)

   'set cable data
      ret = SapModel.CableObj.SetCableData(Name, 7, 1, 0, 0, 24)

   'assign cable mass
      ret = SapModel.CableObj.SetMass("ALL", .0001, False, Group)

   'get cable mass assignment
      ret = SapModel.CableObj.GetMass(Name, MassOverL)

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.