cPropAreaSetSlabWaffle Method

Initializes a waffle slab section.

Namespace:  ETABS2016
Assembly:  ETABS2016 (in ETABS2016.dll) Version: 16.0.0.0 (16.0.0.0)
Syntax
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int SetSlabWaffle(
	string Name,
	double OverallDepth,
	double SlabThickness,
	double StemWidthTop,
	double StemWidthBot,
	double RibSpacingDir1,
	double RibSpacingDir2
)

Parameters

Name
Type: SystemString
The name of an existing waffle slab property.
OverallDepth
Type: SystemDouble
Overall Depth
SlabThickness
Type: SystemDouble
Slab Thickness
StemWidthTop
Type: SystemDouble
Stem Width at Top
StemWidthBot
Type: SystemDouble
Stem Width at Bottom
RibSpacingDir1
Type: SystemDouble
Spacing of Ribs that are Parallel to Slab 1-Axis
RibSpacingDir2
Type: SystemDouble
Spacing of Ribs that are Parallel to Slab 2-Axis

Return Value

Type: Int32
The function returns zero if the property data is successfully initialized; 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 SlabType As eSlabType
       Dim ShellType As eShellType
       Dim MatProp As String
       Dim Thickness As Double
       Dim Color As Integer
       Dim Notes As String
       Dim GUID As String
       Dim OverallDepth As Double
       Dim SlabThickness As Double
       Dim StemWidthTop As Double
       Dim StemWidthBot As Double
       Dim RibSpacing1 As Double
       Dim RibSpacing2 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)

   'set new area property
       ret = SapModel.PropArea.SetSlab("MyShellProp1A", eSlabType.Waffle, eShellType.ShellThin, "4000Psi", 14.2)

   'set new area property
       ret = SapModel.PropArea.SetSlabWaffle(Name:="MyShellProp1A", OverallDepth:=11.1, SlabThickness:=22.2, StemWidthTop:=33.3, StemWidthBot:=44.4, RibSpacingDir1:=55.5, RibSpacingDir2:=66.6)

   'get area property data
       ret = SapModel.PropArea.GetSlab("MyShellProp1A", SlabType, ShellType, MatProp, Thickness, Color, Notes, GUID)

   'get area property data
       ret = SapModel.PropArea.GetSlabWaffle("MyShellProp1A", OverallDepth, SlabThickness, StemWidthTop, StemWidthBot, RibSpacing1, RibSpacing2)

   'close ETABS
       EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)

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