Retrieves some basic material property data.
Namespace: ETABS2015Assembly: ETABS2015 (in ETABS2015.dll) Version: 15.0.0.0 (15.0.0.0)
int GetMaterial(
string Name,
ref eMatType MatType,
ref int Color,
ref string Notes,
ref string GUID
)
Function GetMaterial ( _
Name As String, _
ByRef MatType As eMatType, _
ByRef Color As Integer, _
ByRef Notes As String, _
ByRef GUID As String _
) As Integer
int GetMaterial(
String^ Name,
eMatType% MatType,
int% Color,
String^% Notes,
String^% GUID
)
Return Value
Returns zero if the material is 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 MatType As ETABS2013.eMatType
Dim Color As Integer
Dim Notes As String
Dim GUID 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.PropMaterial.SetMaterial("Steel", ETABS2013.eMatType.Steel, -1, "API example test", "Default")
ret = SapModel.PropMaterial.GetMaterial("Steel", MatType, Color, Notes, GUID)
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 MatType As ETABS2013.eMatType
Dim Color As Integer
Dim Notes As String
Dim GUID 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)
'initialize new material property
ret = SapModel.PropMaterial.SetMaterial("Steel", ETABS2013.eMatType.Steel, -1, "API example test", "Default")
'get basic material property data
ret = SapModel.PropMaterial.GetMaterial("Steel", MatType, Color, Notes, GUID)
'close ETABS
EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)
'clean up variables
SapModel = Nothing
EtabsObject = Nothing
End Sub
System String