cDesignCompositeBeamStartDesign Method

Starts the composite beam design.

Namespace:  ETABS2016
Assembly:  ETABS2016 (in ETABS2016.dll) Version: 16.0.0.0 (16.0.0.0)
Syntax
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int StartDesign()

Return Value

Type: Int32
Returns zero if the composite beam design is successfully started; otherwise it returns a nonzero value.
Remarks
The function will fail if no composite beam frame objects are present. It will also fail if analysis results are not available.
Examples
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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)

'create new concrete frame section property
   ret = SapModel.PropFrame.SetRectangle("R1", "4000Psi", 20, 12)

'set frame section property
   ret = SapModel.FrameObj.SetSection("8", "R1")

'set concrete design code
   ret = SapModel.DesignConcrete.SetCode("ACI 318-08/IBC 2009")

'run analysis
   System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory("c:\CSI_API_temp")
   ret = SapModel.File.Save("C:\CSI_API_temp\example.edb")
   ret = SapModel.Analyze.RunAnalysis

'start composite beam design
   ret = SapModel.Designcomposite.StartDesign()

'close ETABS
   EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)

'clean up variables
   SapModel = Nothing
   EtabsObject = Nothing

End Sub
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