GetPlate

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Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.ConstraintDef.GetPlate

VB6 Procedure

Function GetPlate(ByVal Name As String, ByRef Axis As eConstraintAxis, ByRef CSys As String) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing constraint.

Axis

This is one of the following items from the eConstraintAxis enumeration. It specifies the axis in the specified coordinate system that is perpendicular to the plane of the constraint. If AutoAxis is specified, the axis of the constraint is automatically determined from the joints assigned to the constraint.

X = 1

Y = 2

Z = 3

AutoAxis = 4

CSys

The name of the coordinate system in which the constraint is defined.

Remarks

The function returns the definition for the specified constraint.

The function returns zero if the constraint data is successfully obtained, otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub GetPlateConstraint()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret As Long
      Dim ConstraintType As eConstraintType
      Dim Axis As eConstraintAxis
      Dim CSys 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, 3, 124, 3, 200)

   'define new constraint
      ret = SapModel.ConstraintDef.SetPlate("Plate1")

   'get constraint data
      ret = SapModel.ConstraintDef.GetConstraintType("Plate1", ConstraintType)
      If ConstraintType = CONSTRAINT_PLATE Then
         ret = SapModel.ConstraintDef.GetPlate("Plate1", Axis, CSys)
      End If

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.