SetLoadDeformation

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.LinkObj.SetLoadDeformation

VB6 Procedure

Function SetLoadDeformation(ByVal Name As String, ByVal LoadCase As String, ByRef DOF() As Boolean, ByRef d() As Double, Optional ByVal ItemType As eItemType = Object) As Long

Parameters

Name

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

LoadCase

The name of a defined load case.

DOF

This is a array of boolean values indicating if the considered degree of freedom has a deformation load.

DOF(1) = U1

DOF(2) = U2

DOF(3) = U3

DOF(4) = R1

DOF(5) = R2

DOF(6) = R3

This is a array of deformation load values. The deformations specified for a given degree of freedom are applied only if the corresponding DOF item for that degree of freedom is True.

d(1) = U1 deformation [L]

d(2) = U2 deformation [L]

d(3) = U3 deformation [L]

d(4) = R1 deformation [rad]

d(5) = R2 deformation [rad]

d(6) = R3 deformation [rad]

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 link object specified by the Name item.

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

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

Remarks

This function assigns deformation loads to link objects.

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

VBA Example

Sub AssignLinkDeformationLoad()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret As Long
      Dim DOF() As Boolean
      Dim d() 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.New2DFrame(PortalFrame, 2, 144, 2, 288)

   'add link object by points
      ret = SapModel.LinkObj.AddByPoint("1", "5", Name)

   'assign link deformation loads
      ReDim DOF(5)
      ReDim d(5)
      DOF(0) = True
      D(0) = 2
      ret = SapModel.LinkObj.SetLoadDeformation("ALL", "DEAD", DOF, d, Group)

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.