cPropAreaSetWallAutoSelectList Method

Initializes property data for an auto select list wall section.

Namespace:  ETABS2016
Assembly:  ETABS2016 (in ETABS2016.dll) Version: 16.0.0.0 (16.0.0.0)
Syntax
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int SetWallAutoSelectList(
	string Name,
	string[] AutoSelectList,
	string StartingProperty = "Median"
)

Parameters

Name
Type: SystemString
The name of an existing auto select list wall property.
AutoSelectList
Type: SystemString
This is an array of the names of the wall properties included in the auto select list.
StartingProperty (Optional)
Type: SystemString
This is Median or the name of a wall property in the AutoSelectList array. It is the starting section for the auto select list.

Median indicates the Median Property by Thickness

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 WallPropType As eWallPropType
       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 AutoSelectList As String()
       Dim StartingProp 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)

   'set new area property
       ret = SapModel.PropArea.SetWall("MyShellProp1A", eWallPropType.Specified, eShellType.ShellThick, "4000Psi", 11.1)

   'set new area property
       ret = SapModel.PropArea.SetWall("MyShellProp1B", eWallPropType.Specified, eShellType.ShellThin, "4000Psi", 12.2)

   'set new area property
       ret = SapModel.PropArea.SetWall("MyShellProp1C", eWallPropType.AutoSelectList, eShellType.ShellThick, "4000Psi", 13.3)

   'set new area property
       ret = SapModel.PropArea.SetWall("MyShellProp1D", eWallPropType.AutoSelectList, eShellType.ShellThick, "4000Psi", 14.4)

   'set new area property
       Dim tmpList As String()
       ReDim tmpList(2)
       tmpList(0) = "MyShellProp1A"
       tmpList(1) = "MyShellProp1B"
       tmpList(2) = "MyShellProp1C"
       ret = SapModel.PropArea.SetWallAutoSelectList("MyShellProp1D", tmpList, "MyShellProp1B")

   'get area property data
       ret = SapModel.PropArea.GetWall("MyShellProp1D", WallPropType, ShellType, MatProp, Thickness, Color, Notes, GUID)

   'get area property data
       ret = SapModel.PropArea.GetWallAutoSelectList("MyShellProp1D", AutoSelectList, StartingProp)

   'close ETABS
       EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)

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