Count Method

cGridSys Count Method

CSi API ETABS 2015

Retrieves the number of defined grid systems.

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

Syntax

int Count()

int Count()

Function Count As Integer

Function Count As Integer

int Count()

int Count()

Return Value

Returns the number of defined grid systems.

Remarks

Examples

C++

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Public Sub Example()
   Dim SapModel As cSapModel
   Dim EtabsObject As cOAPI
   Dim ret As Integer = -1 

'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)

'define new grid system
   ret = SapModel.GridSys.SetGridSys("GridSysA", 1000, 1000, 0, 0, 0, 0)

'return number of defined grid systems
   ret = SapModel.GridSys.Count

'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 

'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)

'define new grid system
   ret = SapModel.GridSys.SetGridSys("GridSysA", 1000, 1000, 0, 0, 0, 0)

'return number of defined grid systems
   ret = SapModel.GridSys.Count

'close ETABS
   EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)

'clean up variables
   SapModel = Nothing
   EtabsObject = Nothing 

End Sub