cEditGeneralMove Method

Moves selected point, frame, cable, tendon, area, solid and link objects.

Namespace:  ETABS2016
Assembly:  ETABS2016 (in ETABS2016.dll) Version: 16.0.0.0 (16.0.0.0)
Syntax
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int Move(
	double DX,
	double DY,
	double DZ
)

Parameters

DX
Type: SystemDouble
DY
Type: SystemDouble
DZ
Type: SystemDouble

Return Value

Type: Int32
Returns zero if the move is successful; 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

   '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)

   'move objects
       ret = SapModel.SelectObj.ClearSelection
       ret = SapModel.PointObj.SetSelected("8", True)
       ret = SapModel.PointObj.SetSelected("16", True)
       ret = SapModel.FrameObj.SetSelected("74", True)
       ret = SapModel.PointObj.SetSelected("92", True)
       ret = SapModel.PointObj.SetSelected("91", True)
       ret = SapModel.FrameObj.SetSelected("166", True)
       ret = SapModel.EditGeneral.Move(0, 0, -36)

   'close ETABS
       EtabsObject.ApplicationExit(False)

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