cGridSysGetGridSys Method

Retrieves the grid system specified by the Name item.

Namespace:  ETABS2016
Assembly:  ETABS2016 (in ETABS2016.dll) Version: 16.0.0.0 (16.0.0.0)
Syntax
Copy
int GetGridSys(
	string Name,
	ref double x,
	ref double y,
	ref double RZ
)

Parameters

Name
Type: SystemString
The name of an existing grid system.
x
Type: SystemDouble
The global X grid of the origin of the grid system. [L]
y
Type: SystemDouble
The global Y grid of the origin of the grid system. [L]
RZ
Type: SystemDouble
The rotation of an axis of the new grid system relative to the global grid system is defined as follows: (1) Rotate the grid system about the positive global Z-axis as defined by the RZ item. [deg]

Return Value

Type: Int32
Returns zero if the grid system data is successfully retrieved, otherwise it returns a nonzero value.
Remarks
Examples
VB
Copy
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)

'define new grid system
   ret = SapModel.GridSys.SetGridSys("GridSysA", 1000, 1000, 0, 0, 0, 0)

'get new grid system data
   ret = SapModel.GridSys.GetGridSys("GridSysA", x, y, z, RZ)

'close ETABS
   EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)

'clean up variables
   SapModel = Nothing
   EtabsObject = Nothing

End Sub
See Also