cFrameObjGetLocalAxes Method

Retrieves the frame local axis angle assignment for frame objects.

Namespace:  ETABS2016
Assembly:  ETABS2016 (in ETABS2016.dll) Version: 16.0.0.0 (16.0.0.0)
Syntax
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int GetLocalAxes(
	string Name,
	ref double Ang,
	ref bool Advanced
)

Parameters

Name
Type: SystemString
The name of an existing frame object.
Ang
Type: SystemDouble
This is the angle that the local 2 and 3 axes are rotated about the positive local 1 axis, from the default orientation or, if the Advanced item is True, from the orientation determined by the plane reference vector. The rotation for a positive angle appears counter clockwise when the local +1 axis is pointing toward you. [deg]
Advanced
Type: SystemBoolean
This item is True if the line object local axes orientation was obtained using advanced local axes parameters.

Return Value

Type: Int32
Returns zero if the assignment is successfully retrieved, otherwise it returns a nonzero value.
Remarks
Examples
VB
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Public 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)

'get frame local axis angle
   ret = SapModel.FrameObj.GetLocalAxes("3", Ang, Advanced)

'close ETABS
   EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)

'clean up variables
   SapModel = Nothing
   EtabsObject = Nothing

End Sub
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