cPierLabelGetSectionProperties Method

Retrieves the section properties for a specified pier.

Namespace:  ETABS2016
Assembly:  ETABS2016 (in ETABS2016.dll) Version: 16.0.0.0 (16.0.0.0)
Syntax
int GetSectionProperties(
	string Name,
	ref int NumberStories,
	ref string[] StoryName,
	ref double[] AxisAngle,
	ref int[] NumAreaObjs,
	ref int[] NumLineObjs,
	ref double[] WidthBot,
	ref double[] ThicknessBot,
	ref double[] WidthTop,
	ref double[] ThicknessTop,
	ref string[] MatProp,
	ref double[] CGBotX,
	ref double[] CGBotY,
	ref double[] CGBotZ,
	ref double[] CGTopX,
	ref double[] CGTopY,
	ref double[] CGTopZ
)

Parameters

Name
Type: SystemString
The name of an existing pier.
NumberStories
Type: SystemInt32
The number of stories that the pier exists on and for which section properties are provided.
StoryName
Type: SystemString
This is an array that includes the story names at which the pier exists.
AxisAngle
Type: SystemDouble
This is an array that includes the pier local axis angle at each story, defined as the angle between the global x-axis and the pier local 2-axis.
NumAreaObjs
Type: SystemInt32
This is an array that includes the number of area objects in the pier at each story.
NumLineObjs
Type: SystemInt32
This is an array that includes the number of line objects in the pier at each story.
WidthBot
Type: SystemDouble
This is an array that includes the width of the pier at the bottom of each story.
ThicknessBot
Type: SystemDouble
This is an array that includes the thickness of the pier at the bottom of each story.
WidthTop
Type: SystemDouble
This is an array that includes the width of the pier at the top of each story.
ThicknessTop
Type: SystemDouble
This is an array that includes the thickness of the pier at the top of each story.
MatProp
Type: SystemString
This is an array that includes the name of the pier material property at each story.
CGBotX
Type: SystemDouble
This is an array that includes the x-coordinate of the pier center of gravity at the bottom of each story.
CGBotY
Type: SystemDouble
This is an array that includes the y-coordinate of the pier center of gravity at the bottom of each story.
CGBotZ
Type: SystemDouble
This is an array that includes the z-coordinate of the pier center of gravity at the bottom of each story.
CGTopX
Type: SystemDouble
This is an array that includes the x-coordinate of the pier center of gravity at the top of each story.
CGTopY
Type: SystemDouble
This is an array that includes the y-coordinate of the pier center of gravity at the top of each story.
CGTopZ
Type: SystemDouble
This is an array that includes the z-coordinate of the pier center of gravity at the top of each story.

Return Value

Type: Int32
Returns zero if the data is successfully retrieved; otherwise it returns a nonzero value.
Remarks