SetAutoMesh

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.FrameObj.SetAutoMesh

VB6 Procedure

Function SetAutoMesh(ByVal Name As String, ByVal AutoMesh As Boolean, ByVal AutoMeshAtPoints As Boolean, ByVal AutoMeshAtLines As Boolean, ByVal NumSegs As Long, ByVal AutoMeshMaxLength As Double, Optional ByVal ItemType As eItemType = Object) As Long

Parameters

Name

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

AutoMesh

This item is True if the frame object is to be automatically meshed by the program when the analysis model is created.

AutoMeshAtPoints

This item is applicable only when the AutoMesh item is True. If this item is True, the frame object is automatically meshed at intermediate joints along its length.

AutoMeshAtLines

This item is applicable only when the AutoMesh item is True. If this item is True, the frame object is automatically meshed at intersections with other frames, area object edges and solid object edges.

NumSegs

This item is applicable only when the AutoMesh item is True. It is the minimum number of elements into which the frame object is automatically meshed. If this item is zero, the number of elements is not checked when the automatic meshing is done.

AutoMeshMaxLength

This item is applicable only when the AutoMesh item is True. It is the maximum length of auto meshed frame elements. If this item is zero, the element length is not checked when the automatic meshing is done. [L]

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 frame object specified by the Name item.

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

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

Remarks

This function makes automatic meshing assignments to frame objects.

The function returns zero if the meshing options are successfully assigned, otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub AssignFrameAutoMesh()
   '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.New2DFrame(PortalFrame, 3, 124, 3, 200)

   'assign automesh options
      ret = SapModel.FrameObj.SetAutoMesh("ALL", True, True, True, 0, 0, Group)

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.