Retrieves the names of the point objects that define an area object.
Namespace: ETABS2015Assembly: ETABS2015 (in ETABS2015.dll) Version: 15.0.0.0 (15.0.0.0)
int GetPoints(
string Name,
ref int NumberPoints,
ref string[] Point
)
Function GetPoints ( _
Name As String, _
ByRef NumberPoints As Integer, _
ByRef Point As String() _
) As Integer
int GetPoints(
String^ Name,
int% NumberPoints,
array<String^>^% Point
)
Return Value
Returns zero if the point object names are successfully retrieved;
otherwise it returns a nonzero value.
Public Sub Example()
Dim SapModel As cSapModel
Dim EtabsObject As cOAPI
Dim ret As Integer = -1
Dim NumberPoints As Integer
Dim point() As String
EtabsObject = CreateObject("CSI.ETABS.API.ETABSObject")
ret = EtabsObject.ApplicationStart()
SapModel = EtabsObject.SapModel
ret = SapModel.InitializeNewModel()
ret = SapModel.File.NewSteelDeck(4, 12, 12, 4, 4, 24, 24)
ret = SapModel.AreaObj.GetPoints("1", NumberPoints, Point)
EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)
SapModel = Nothing
EtabsObject = Nothing
End SubPublic Sub Example()
Dim SapModel As cSapModel
Dim EtabsObject As cOAPI
Dim ret As Integer = -1
Dim NumberPoints As Integer
Dim point() As String
'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)
'get names of points
ret = SapModel.AreaObj.GetPoints("1", NumberPoints, Point)
'close ETABS
EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)
'clean up variables
SapModel = Nothing
EtabsObject = Nothing
End Sub
System String