SetLoadStrain

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.AreaObj.SetLoadStrain

VB6 Procedure

Function SetLoadStrain(ByVal Name As String, ByVal LoadCase As String, ByVal Component As Long, ByVal Value As Double, Optional ByVal Replace As Boolean = True, Optional ByVal PatternName As String = "", Optional ByVal ItemType As eItemType = Object) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing area object or group, depending on the value of the ItemType item.

LoadCase

The name of a defined load case.

Component

This is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, indicating the component to which the strain load is applied.

1 = Strain11

2 = Strain22

3 = Strain12

4 = Curvature11

5 = Curvature22

6 = Curvature12

7 = Strain13

8 = Strain23

Value

This is the strain load value. [L/L] for Component = 1, 2, 3, 7 and 8 and [1/L] for Component = 4, 5 and 6

Replace

If this item is True, all previous strain loads, if any, assigned to the specified area object(s), in the specified load case, for the specified degree of freedom, are deleted before making the new assignment.

PatternName

This is blank or the name of a defined joint pattern. If it is blank, the strain load for the area object is uniform over the object at the value specified by Value.

If PatternName is the name of a defined joint pattern, the strain load for the area object is based on the specified strain value multiplied by the pattern value at the corner points of the area object.

ItemType

This is one of the following items in the eItemType enumeration:

Object = 0

Group = 1

SelectedObjects = 2

If this item is Object, the assignment is made to the area object specified by the Name item.

If this item is Group, the assignment is made to all area objects in the group specified by the Name item.

If this item is SelectedObjects, assignment is made to all selected area objects, and the Name item is ignored.

Remarks

This function assigns strain loads to area objects.

The function returns zero if the loads are successfully assigned; otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub AssignAreaObjectStrainLoad()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret As Long

   '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.NewWall(2, 48, 2, 48)

   'assign area object strain load
      ret = SapModel.AreaObj.SetLoadStrain("ALL", "DEAD", 1, 0.001, , , Group)

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.