cLinkObjGetPoints Method

Retrieves the names of the point objects at each end of a specified link object. If names of the two point objects are the same, the specified link object is a one-joint link object.

Namespace:  ETABS2016
Assembly:  ETABS2016 (in ETABS2016.dll) Version: 16.0.0.0 (16.0.0.0)
Syntax
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int GetPoints(
	string Name,
	ref string Point1,
	ref string Point2
)

Parameters

Name
Type: SystemString
The name of a defined link object.
Point1
Type: SystemString
The name of the point object at the I-End of the specified link object.
Point2
Type: SystemString
The name of the point object at the J-End of the specified link object.

Return Value

Type: Int32
Returns zero if the point names are successfully retrieved; otherwise it returns a nonzero value.
Remarks
Examples
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Public Sub Example()
       Dim SapModel As cSapModel
       Dim EtabsObject As cOAPI
       Dim ret As Integer = -1
       Dim Name As String
       Dim Point1 As String
       Dim Point2 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)

   'add link object by points
       ret = SapModel.LinkObj.AddByPoint("1", "5", Name)

   'get names of points
       ret = SapModel.LinkObj.GetPoints(Name, Point1, Point2)

   'close ETABS
       EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)

   'clean up variables
       SapModel = Nothing
       EtabsObject = Nothing
   End Sub
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