SetReleases Method

cFrameObj SetReleases Method

CSi API ETABS 2015

Makes end release and partial fixity assignments to frame objects.

Namespace: ETABS2015
Assembly: ETABS2015 (in ETABS2015.dll) Version: 15.0.0.0 (15.0.0.0)

Syntax

int SetReleases(
	string Name,
	ref bool[] II,
	ref bool[] JJ,
	ref double[] StartValue,
	ref double[] EndValue,
	eItemType ItemType = eItemType.Objects
)

int SetReleases(
	string Name,
	ref bool[] II,
	ref bool[] JJ,
	ref double[] StartValue,
	ref double[] EndValue,
	eItemType ItemType = eItemType.Objects
)

Function SetReleases ( _
	Name As String, _
	ByRef II As Boolean(), _
	ByRef JJ As Boolean(), _
	ByRef StartValue As Double(), _
	ByRef EndValue As Double(), _
	Optional ItemType As eItemType = eItemType.Objects _
) As Integer

Function SetReleases ( _
	Name As String, _
	ByRef II As Boolean(), _
	ByRef JJ As Boolean(), _
	ByRef StartValue As Double(), _
	ByRef EndValue As Double(), _
	Optional ItemType As eItemType = eItemType.Objects _
) As Integer

int SetReleases(
	String^ Name, 
	array<bool>^% II, 
	array<bool>^% JJ, 
	array<double>^% StartValue, 
	array<double>^% EndValue, 
	eItemType ItemType = eItemType::Objects
)

int SetReleases(
	String^ Name, 
	array<bool>^% II, 
	array<bool>^% JJ, 
	array<double>^% StartValue, 
	array<double>^% EndValue, 
	eItemType ItemType = eItemType::Objects
)

Parameters

Name: Type: System String
The name of an existing frame object or group, depending on the value of the ItemType item.

II: Type: System Boolean

JJ

Type:

System Boolean
These is an array of six booleans indicating the J-End releases for the frame object.

ii(0) and jj(0) = U1 release
ii(1) and jj(1) = U2 release
ii(2) and jj(2) = U3 release
ii(3) and jj(3) = R1 release
ii(4) and jj(4) = R2 release
ii(5) and jj(5) = R3 release

StartValue

Type:

System Double
These is an array of six values indicating the I-End partial fixity springs for the frame object.

StartValue(0) and EndValue(0) = U1 partial fixity [F/L]
StartValue(1) and EndValue(1) = U2 partial fixity [F/L]
StartValue(2) and EndValue(2) = U3 partial fixity [F/L]
StartValue(3) and EndValue(3) = R1 partial fixity [FL/rad]
StartValue(4) and EndValue(4) = R2 partial fixity [FL/rad]
StartValue(5) and EndValue(5) = R3 partial fixity [FL/rad]

EndValue

Type:

System Double
These is an array of six values indicating the J-End partial fixity springs for the frame object.

StartValue(0) and EndValue(0) = U1 partial fixity [F/L]
StartValue(1) and EndValue(1) = U2 partial fixity [F/L]
StartValue(2) and EndValue(2) = U3 partial fixity [F/L]
StartValue(3) and EndValue(3) = R1 partial fixity [FL/rad]
StartValue(4) and EndValue(4) = R2 partial fixity [FL/rad]
StartValue(5) and EndValue(5) = R3 partial fixity [FL/rad]

ItemType (Optional)

Type: ETABS2015 eItemType
This is one of the following items in the eItemType enumeration:

Object = 0
Group = 1
SelectedObjects = 2

If this item is Objects, the assignment is made to the frame object specified by the Name item.

If this item is Group, the assignment is made to all frame objects in the group specified by the Name item.

If this item is SelectedObjects, the assignment is made to all selected frame objects and the Name item is ignored.

Return Value

Returns zero if the assignments are successfully retrieved, otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

Remarks

Partial fixity assignments are made to degrees of freedom that have been released only.

Some release assignments would cause instability in the model. An error is returned if this type of assignment is made. Unstable release assignments include the following:

U1 released at both ends
U2 released at both ends
U3 released at both ends
R1 released at both ends
R2 released at both ends and U3 at either end
R3 released at both ends and U2 at either end

Examples

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Public Sub Example()
   Dim SapModel As cSapModel
   Dim EtabsObject As cOAPI
   Dim ret As Integer = -1 
   Dim ii() As Boolean 
   Dim jj() As Boolean 
   Dim StartValue() As Double 
   Dim EndValue() As Double 

'create ETABS object
   EtabsObject = CreateObject("CSI.ETABS.API.ETABSObject")

'start ETABS application
  ret = EtabsObject.ApplicationStart()

'create SapModel object
   SapModel = EtabsObject.SapModel

'initialize model
   ret = SapModel.InitializeNewModel()

'create steel deck template model
   ret = SapModel.File.NewSteelDeck(4, 12, 12, 4, 4, 24, 24)

'assign end releases 
   ReDim ii(5)
   ReDim jj(5)
   ReDim StartValue(5)
   ReDim EndValue(5)
   ii(5) = True
   jj(5) = True
   ret = SapModel.FrameObj.SetReleases("13", ii, jj, StartValue, EndValue)

'close ETABS
   EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)

'clean up variables
   SapModel = Nothing
   EtabsObject = Nothing 

End Sub

Public Sub Example()
   Dim SapModel As cSapModel
   Dim EtabsObject As cOAPI
   Dim ret As Integer = -1 
   Dim ii() As Boolean 
   Dim jj() As Boolean 
   Dim StartValue() As Double 
   Dim EndValue() As Double 

'create ETABS object
   EtabsObject = CreateObject("CSI.ETABS.API.ETABSObject")

'start ETABS application
  ret = EtabsObject.ApplicationStart()

'create SapModel object
   SapModel = EtabsObject.SapModel

'initialize model
   ret = SapModel.InitializeNewModel()

'create steel deck template model
   ret = SapModel.File.NewSteelDeck(4, 12, 12, 4, 4, 24, 24)

'assign end releases 
   ReDim ii(5)
   ReDim jj(5)
   ReDim StartValue(5)
   ReDim EndValue(5)
   ii(5) = True
   jj(5) = True
   ret = SapModel.FrameObj.SetReleases("13", ii, jj, StartValue, EndValue)

'close ETABS
   EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)

'clean up variables
   SapModel = Nothing
   EtabsObject = Nothing 

End Sub