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Imports SAP2000v19

Module Module1

Sub Main()

'set the following flag to True to attach to an existing instance of the

program

'otherwise a new instance of the program will be started

Dim AttachToInstance As Boolean

AttachToInstance = False

'set the following flag to True to manually specify the path to SAP2000.exe

'this allows for a connection to a version of SAP2000 other than the latest
installation

'otherwise the latest installed version of SAP2000 will be launched

Dim SpecifyPath As Boolean

SpecifyPath = False

'if the above flag is set to True, specify the path to SAP2000 below

Dim ProgramPath As String

'ProgramPath = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Computers and Structures\SAP2000

19\SAP2000.exe"

'full path to the model

'set it to the desired path of your model

Dim ModelDirectory As String = "C:\CSiAPIexample"

Try
 System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(ModelDirectory)

Catch ex As Exception

MsgBox("Could not create directory: " + ModelDirectory)

End Try

Dim ModelName As String = "API_1-001.sdb"

Dim ModelPath As String = ModelDirectory +

System.IO.Path.DirectorySeparatorChar + ModelName

'dimension the SapObject as cOAPI type

Dim mySapObject As cOAPI

mySapObject = Nothing

'Use ret to check if functions return successfully (ret = 0) or fail (ret =

nonzero)

Dim ret As Integer

ret = -1

If AttachToInstance Then

'attach to a running instance of SAP2000

Try

'get the active SapObject

mySapObject =
DirectCast(System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.GetActiveObject("CSI.SAP2000.API.
SapObject"), cOAPI)

Catch ex As Exception

MsgBox("No running instance of the program found or failed to

attach.")

Return

End Try

Else

'create API helper object

 Dim myHelper As cHelper

Try

myHelper = New Helper

Catch ex As Exception

MsgBox("Cannot create an instance of the Helper object")

End Try

If SpecifyPath Then

Try

'create an instance of the SapObject from the specified path

mySapObject = myHelper.CreateObject(ProgramPath)

Catch ex As Exception

MsgBox("Cannot start a new instance of the program from " +

ProgramPath)

Return

End Try

Else

Try

'create an instance of the SapObject from the latest installed

SAP2000

mySapObject =
myHelper.CreateObjectProgID("CSI.SAP2000.API.SapObject")

Catch ex As Exception

MsgBox("Cannot start a new instance of the program.")

Return

End Try

End If

'start SAP2000 application

ret = mySapObject.ApplicationStart()

End If
'Get a reference to cSapModel to access all API classes and functions

Dim mySapModel As cSapModel

mySapModel = mySapObject.SapModel

'initialize model

ret = mySapModel.InitializeNewModel()

'create new blank model

ret = mySapModel.File.NewBlank()

'define material property

ret = mySapModel.PropMaterial.SetMaterial("CONC", eMatType.Concrete)

'assign isotropic mechanical properties to material

ret = mySapModel.PropMaterial.SetMPIsotropic("CONC", 3600, 0.2, 0.0000055)

'define rectangular frame section property

ret = mySapModel.PropFrame.SetRectangle("R1", "CONC", 12, 12)

'define frame section property modifiers

Dim ModValue(7) As Double

For i = 0 To 7

ModValue(i) = 1

Next i

ModValue(0) = 1000

ModValue(1) = 0

ModValue(2) = 0

ret = mySapModel.PropFrame.SetModifiers("R1", ModValue)

 'switch to k-ft units

ret = mySapModel.SetPresentUnits(eUnits.kip_ft_F)

'add frame object by coordinates

Dim FrameName(2) As String

ret = mySapModel.FrameObj.AddByCoord(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 10, FrameName(0), "R1",

"1")

ret = mySapModel.FrameObj.AddByCoord(0, 0, 10, 8, 0, 16, FrameName(1),

"R1", "2")

ret = mySapModel.FrameObj.AddByCoord(-4, 0, 10, 0, 0, 10, FrameName(2),

"R1", "3")

'assign point object restraint at base

Dim PointName(1) As String

Dim Restraint(5) As Boolean

For i = 0 To 3

Restraint(i) = True

Next i

For i = 4 To 5

Restraint(i) = False

Next i

ret = mySapModel.FrameObj.GetPoints(FrameName(0), PointName(0),

PointName(1))

ret = mySapModel.PointObj.SetRestraint(PointName(0), Restraint)

'assign point object restraint at top

For i = 0 To 1

Restraint(i) = True

Next i

For i = 2 To 5

Restraint(i) = False
 Next i

ret = mySapModel.FrameObj.GetPoints(FrameName(1), PointName(0),

PointName(1))

ret = mySapModel.PointObj.SetRestraint(PointName(1), Restraint)

'refresh view, update (initialize) zoom

ret = mySapModel.View.RefreshView(0, False)

'add load patterns

ret = mySapModel.LoadPatterns.Add("1", eLoadPatternType.Other, 1)

ret = mySapModel.LoadPatterns.Add("2", eLoadPatternType.Other)

ret = mySapModel.LoadPatterns.Add("3", eLoadPatternType.Other)

ret = mySapModel.LoadPatterns.Add("4", eLoadPatternType.Other)

ret = mySapModel.LoadPatterns.Add("5", eLoadPatternType.Other)

ret = mySapModel.LoadPatterns.Add("6", eLoadPatternType.Other)

ret = mySapModel.LoadPatterns.Add("7", eLoadPatternType.Other)

'assign loading for load pattern 2

ret = mySapModel.FrameObj.GetPoints(FrameName(2), PointName(0),

PointName(1))

Dim PointLoadValue(5) As Double

PointLoadValue(2) = -10

ret = mySapModel.PointObj.SetLoadForce(PointName(0), "2", PointLoadValue)

ret = mySapModel.FrameObj.SetLoadDistributed(FrameName(2), "2", 1, 10, 0,

1, 1.8, 1.8)

'assign loading for load pattern 3

ret = mySapModel.FrameObj.GetPoints(FrameName(2), PointName(0),

PointName(1))

ReDim PointLoadValue(5)

PointLoadValue(2) = -17.2

PointLoadValue(4) = -54.4
 ret = mySapModel.PointObj.SetLoadForce(PointName(1), "3", PointLoadValue)

'assign loading for load pattern 4

ret = mySapModel.FrameObj.SetLoadDistributed(FrameName(1), "4", 1, 11, 0,

1, 2, 2)

'assign loading for load pattern 5

ret = mySapModel.FrameObj.SetLoadDistributed(FrameName(0), "5", 1, 2, 0, 1,

2, 2, "Local")

ret = mySapModel.FrameObj.SetLoadDistributed(FrameName(1), "5", 1, 2, 0, 1,

-2, -2, "Local")

'assign loading for load pattern 6

ret = mySapModel.FrameObj.SetLoadDistributed(FrameName(0), "6", 1, 2, 0, 1,

0.9984, 0.3744, "Local")

ret = mySapModel.FrameObj.SetLoadDistributed(FrameName(1), "6", 1, 2, 0, 1,

-0.3744, 0, "Local")

'assign loading for load pattern 7

ret = mySapModel.FrameObj.SetLoadPoint(FrameName(1), "7", 1, 2, 0.5, -15,

"Local")

'switch to k-in units

ret = mySapModel.SetPresentUnits(eUnits.kip_in_F)

'save model

ret = mySapModel.File.Save(ModelPath)

'run model (this will create the analysis model)

ret = mySapModel.Analyze.RunAnalysis

'initialize for results

 Dim SapResult(6) As Double

ret = mySapModel.FrameObj.GetPoints(FrameName(1), PointName(0),

PointName(1))

'get results for load patterns 1 through 7

Dim NumberResults As Integer = 0

Dim Obj(0) As String

Dim Elm(0) As String

Dim LoadCase(0) As String

Dim StepType(0) As String

Dim StepNum(0) As Double

Dim U1(0) As Double

Dim U2(0) As Double

Dim U3(0) As Double

Dim R1(0) As Double

Dim R2(0) As Double

Dim R3(0) As Double

For i = 0 To 6

ret = mySapModel.Results.Setup.DeselectAllCasesAndCombosForOutput

ret = mySapModel.Results.Setup.SetCaseSelectedForOutput(Format(i + 1))

If i <= 3 Then

ret = mySapModel.Results.JointDispl(PointName(1),
eItemTypeElm.ObjectElm, NumberResults, Obj, Elm, LoadCase, StepType, StepNum, U1,
U2, U3, R1, R2, R3)

SapResult(i) = U3(0)

Else

ret = mySapModel.Results.JointDispl(PointName(0),
eItemTypeElm.ObjectElm, NumberResults, Obj, Elm, LoadCase, StepType, StepNum, U1,
U2, U3, R1, R2, R3)

SapResult(i) = U1(0)

End If

Next i
'close the application

mySapObject.ApplicationExit(False)

mySapModel = Nothing

mySapObject = Nothing

'fill result strings

Dim SapResultString(6) As String

For i = 0 To 6

SapResultString(i) = Format(SapResult(i), "0.00000")

If Microsoft.VisualBasic.Left(SapResultString(i), 1) <> "-" Then

SapResultString(i) = " " & SapResultString(i)

End If

Next i

'fill independent results (hand calculated)

Dim IndResult(6) As Double

Dim IndResultString(6) As String

IndResult(0) = -0.02639

IndResult(1) = 0.06296

IndResult(2) = 0.06296

IndResult(3) = -0.2963

IndResult(4) = 0.3125

IndResult(5) = 0.11556

IndResult(6) = 0.00651

For i = 0 To 6

IndResultString(i) = Format(IndResult(i), "0.00000")

If Microsoft.VisualBasic.Left(IndResultString(i), 1) <> "-" Then

IndResultString(i) = " " & IndResultString(i)

End If
 Next i

'fill percent difference

Dim PercentDiff(6) As Double

Dim PercentDiffString(6) As String

For i As Integer = 0 To 6

PercentDiff(i) = (SapResult(i) / IndResult(i)) - 1

PercentDiffString(i) = Format(PercentDiff(i), "0%")

If Microsoft.VisualBasic.Left(PercentDiffString(i), 1) <> "-" Then

PercentDiffString(i) = " " & PercentDiffString(i)

End If

Next i

'display message box comparing results

Dim msg As String = ""

msg = msg & "LC Sap2000 Independent %Diff" & vbCr & vbLf

For i As Integer = 0 To 6

msg = msg & Format(i + 1) & " " & SapResultString(i) & " " &
IndResultString(i) & " " & PercentDiffString(i) & If(i < 6, vbCr & vbLf, "")

Next i

MsgBox(msg)

End Sub

End Module