AddByCoord

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.AreaObj.AddByCoord

VB6 Procedure

Function AddByCoord(ByVal NumberPoints As long, ByRef x() As Double, ByRef y() As Double, ByRef z() As Double, ByRef Name As String, Optional ByVal PropName As String = "Default", Optional ByVal UserName As String = "", Optional ByVal CSys As String = "Global") As Long

Parameters

NumberPoints

The number of points in the area abject.

x, y, z

These are arrays of x, y and z coordinates, respectively, for the corner points of the area object. The coordinates are in the coordinate system defined by the CSys item. The coordinates should be ordered to run clockwise or counter clockwise around the area object.

Name

This is the name that the program ultimately assigns to the area object. If no UserName is specified, the program assigns a default name to the area object. If a UserName is specified and that name is not used for another area object, the UserName is assigned to the area object; otherwise a default name is assigned to the area object.

PropName

This is Default, None or the name of a defined area property.

If it is Default, the program assigns a default area property to the area object. If it is None, no area property is assigned to the area object. If it is the name of a defined area property, that property is assigned to the area object.

UserName

This is an optional user specified name for the area object. If a UserName is specified and that name is already used for another area object, the program ignores the UserName.

CSys

The name of the coordinate system in which the area object point coordinates are defined.

Remarks

This function adds a new area object, defining points at the specified coordinates.

The function returns zero if the area object is successfully added, otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub AddAreaObjByCoord()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret As Long
      Dim x() As Double
      Dim y() As Double
      Dim z() As Double
      Dim Name As String

   'create Sap2000 object
      Set SapObject = New SAP2000.SapObject

   'start Sap2000 application
      SapObject.ApplicationStart

   'create SapModel object
      Set SapModel = SapObject.SapModel

   'initialize model
      ret = SapModel.InitializeNewModel

   'create model from template
      ret = SapModel.File.NewBlank

   'add area object by coordinates
      ReDim x(5)
      ReDim y(5)
      ReDim z(5)
      x(0) = 50:   y(0) = 0
      x(1) = 100: y(1) = 0
      x(2) = 150: y(2) = 40
      x(3) = 100: y(3) = 80
      x(4) = 50:   y(4) = 80
      x(5) = 0:    y(5) = 40
      ret = SapModel.AreaObj.AddByCoord(6, x, y, z, Name)

   'refresh view
      ret = SapModel.View.RefreshView(0, False)

   'close Sap2000
      SapObject.ApplicationExit False
      Set SapModel = Nothing
      Set SapObject = Nothing
End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.