Initializes a solid plate frame section property. If this function is called for an existing
frame section property, all items for the section are reset to their default value.
Namespace: ETABS2015Assembly: ETABS2015 (in ETABS2015.dll) Version: 15.0.0.0 (15.0.0.0)
int SetPlate(
string Name,
string MatProp,
double T3,
double T2,
int Color = -1,
string Notes = "",
string GUID = ""
)
Function SetPlate ( _
Name As String, _
MatProp As String, _
T3 As Double, _
T2 As Double, _
Optional Color As Integer = -1, _
Optional Notes As String = "", _
Optional GUID As String = "" _
) As Integer
int SetPlate(
String^ Name,
String^ MatProp,
double T3,
double T2,
int Color = -1,
String^ Notes = L"",
String^ GUID = L""
)
Parameters
- Name
- Type:
System String
The name of an existing or new frame section property.
If this is an existing property, that property is modified; otherwise, a new property is added.
- MatProp
- Type: System String
The name of the material property for the section.
- T3
- Type: System Double
- T2
- Type: System Double
- Color (Optional)
- Type: System Int32
- Notes (Optional)
- Type: System String
- GUID (Optional)
- Type: System String
The GUID (global unique identifier), if any, assigned to the section. If this item is input as Default,
the program assigns a GUID to the section.
Return Value
Returns zero if the section property is successfully initialized;
otherwise it returns a nonzero value.
Public Sub Example()
Dim SapModel As cSapModel
Dim EtabsObject As cOAPI
Dim ret As Integer = -1
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.PropFrame.SetPlate("R1", "A992Fy50", 20, 12)
EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)
SapModel = Nothing
EtabsObject = Nothing
End SubPublic 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)
'set new frame section property
ret = SapModel.PropFrame.SetPlate("R1", "A992Fy50", 20, 12)
'close ETABS
EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)
'clean up variables
SapModel = Nothing
EtabsObject = Nothing
End Sub