//Extracts information, and returns
public string[] GetGroupInformation(ETABS2013.cOAPI ETABS, string groupName)
{
int ret = 0;
int NumberItems = 1;
int[] ObjectType = new int[99];
string[] ObjectName = new string[99];
//Gets group by name
ret = ETABS.SapModel.GroupDef.GetAssignments(groupName, ref NumberItems, ref ObjectType, ref ObjectName);
return(ObjectName);
}
//Modify wall (actually creates a new wall type and assigns to object)
public void ModifyWall(ref ETABS2013.cOAPI ETABS, double modVal, string objectName)
{
int ret = 0;
//ETABS2013.eWallPropType wallType = default(ETABS2013.eWallPropType);
//ETABS2013.eShellType shellType = default(ETABS2013.eShellType);
//string matProp = null;
//double thickness = 0;
//int color = 0;
//string notes = null;
//string guid = null;
double[] baseMod = new double[] { 99 };
string propName = "0";
ret = ETABS.SapModel.AreaObj.GetProperty(objectName, ref propName);
//ret = ETABS.SapModel.PropArea.GetWall(objectName, ref wallType, ref shellType, ref matProp, ref thickness, ref color, ref notes, ref guid);
//Input wall from ETABS to modify
ret = ETABS.SapModel.PropArea.GetModifiers(propName, ref baseMod);
//Sets new modifier with changed values
double[] modifier = new double[10] {
modVal,
modVal,
modVal,
baseMod[3],
baseMod[4],
baseMod[5],
baseMod[6],
baseMod[7],
baseMod[8],
baseMod[9]
};
ret = ETABS.SapModel.PropArea.SetModifiers(propName, ref modifier);
//ret = SapModel.PropArea.SetWall(objectName, wallType, shellType, matProp, thickness, color, notes, newGuid)
//ret = SapModel.AreaObj.SetProperty(objectName, objectName)
}
//Sets up a wall section type for each shell, named by the shell
public void SetupWalls(ref ETABS2013.cOAPI ETABS, string objectName)
{
int ret = 0;
ETABS2013.eWallPropType wallType = default(ETABS2013.eWallPropType);
ETABS2013.eShellType shellType = default(ETABS2013.eShellType);
string matProp = null;
double thickness = 0;
int color = 0;
string notes = null;
string guid = null;
string propName = null;
ret = ETABS.SapModel.AreaObj.GetProperty(objectName, ref propName);
ret = ETABS.SapModel.PropArea.GetWall(propName, ref wallType, ref shellType, ref matProp, ref thickness, ref color, ref notes, ref guid);
string newGuid = GenerateGUID();
ret = ETABS.SapModel.PropArea.SetWall(objectName, wallType, shellType, matProp, thickness, color, notes, newGuid);
ret = ETABS.SapModel.AreaObj.SetProperty(objectName, objectName);
}