cAreaObjGetPoints Method

Retrieves the names of the point objects that define an area 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 int NumberPoints,
	ref string[] Point
)

Parameters

Name
Type: SystemString
The name of a defined area object.
NumberPoints
Type: SystemInt32
The number of point objects that define the area object.
Point
Type: SystemString

Return Value

Type: Int32
Returns zero if the point object 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 NumberPoints As Integer
   Dim point() 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)

'get names of points
   ret = SapModel.AreaObj.GetPoints("1", NumberPoints, Point)

'close ETABS
   EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)

'clean up variables
   SapModel = Nothing
   EtabsObject = Nothing

End Sub
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