GetAutoMesh

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.FrameObj.GetAutoMesh

VB6 Procedure

Function GetAutoMesh(ByVal Name As String, ByRef AutoMesh As Boolean, ByRef AutoMeshAtPoints As Boolean, ByRef AutoMeshAtLines As Boolean, ByRef NumSegs As Long, ByRef AutoMeshMaxLength As Double) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing frame object.

AutoMesh

This item is True if the frame object is to be automatically meshed by the program when the analysis model is created.

AutoMeshAtPoints

This item is applicable only when the AutoMesh item is True. If this item is True, the frame object is automatically meshed at intermediate joints along its length.

AutoMeshAtLines

This item is applicable only when the AutoMesh item is True. If this item is True, the frame object is automatically meshed at intersections with other frames, area object edges and solid object edges.

NumSegs

This item is applicable only when the AutoMesh item is True. It is the minimum number of elements into which the frame object is automatically meshed. If this item is zero, the number of elements is not checked when the automatic meshing is done.

AutoMeshMaxLength

This item is applicable only when the AutoMesh item is True. It is the maximum length of auto meshed frame elements. If this item is zero, the element length is not checked when the automatic meshing is done. [L]

Remarks

This function retrieves the automatic meshing assignments to frame objects.

The function returns zero if the meshing assignments are successfully retrieved, otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub GetFrameAutoMesh()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret As Long
      Dim AutoMesh As Boolean
      Dim AutoMeshAtPoints As Boolean
      Dim AutoMeshAtLines As Boolean
      Dim NumSegs As Long
      Dim AutoMeshMaxLength 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)

   'assign automesh options
      ret = SapModel.FrameObj.SetAutoMesh("ALL", True, True, True, 0, 0, Group)

   'get automesh assignment
      ret = SapModel.FrameObj.GetAutoMesh("3", AutoMesh, AutoMeshAtPoints, AutoMeshAtLines,NumSegs, AutoMeshMaxLength)

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.