cPropAreaGetModifiers Method

Retrieves the modifier assignments for an area property.

Namespace:  ETABS2016
Assembly:  ETABS2016 (in ETABS2016.dll) Version: 16.0.0.0 (16.0.0.0)
Syntax
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int GetModifiers(
	string Name,
	ref double[] Value
)

Parameters

Name
Type: SystemString
The name of an existing area property.
Value
Type: SystemDouble
An array of 10 unitless modifiers.
ValueModifier
Value(0)Membrane f11 modifier
Value(1)Membrane f22 modifier
Value(2)Membrane f12 modifier
Value(3)Bending m11 modifier
Value(4)Bending m22 modifier
Value(5)Bending m12 modifier
Value(6)Shear v13 modifier
Value(7)Shear v23 modifier
Value(8)Mass modifier
Value(9)Weight modifier

Return Value

Type: Int32
Returns zero if the modifier assignments are successfully retrieved; otherwise it returns a nonzero value.
Remarks
The default value for all modifiers is one.
Examples
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Public Sub Example()
       Dim SapModel As cSapModel
       Dim EtabsObject As cOAPI
       Dim ret As Integer = -1
       Dim i As Integer
       Dim MyValue() As Double
       Dim Value() As Double

   '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)

   'assign modifiers
       ReDim MyValue(9)
       For i = 0 To 9
           MyValue(i) = 1
       Next i
       MyValue(0) = 0.1
       ret = SapModel.PropArea.SetModifiers("SLAB1", MyValue)

   'get modifiers
       ret = SapModel.PropArea.GetModifiers("SLAB1", Value)

   'close ETABS
       EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)

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