SetLoadForce

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.PointObj.SetLoadForce

VB6 Procedure

Function SetLoadForce(ByVal Name As String, ByVal LoadCase As String, ByRef Value() As Double, Optional ByVal Replace As Boolean = False, Optional ByVal CSys As String = "Global", Optional ByVal ItemType As eItemType = Object) As Long

Parameters

Name

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

LoadCase

The name of the load case for the point load.

Value

This is an array of six point load values.

Value(0) = F1 [F]

Value(1) = F2 [F]

Value(2) = F3 [F]

Value(3) = M1 [FL]

Value(4) = M2 [FL]

Value(5) = M3 [FL]

Replace

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

CSys

The name of the coordinate system for the considered point load. This is Local or the name of a defined coordinate system.

ItemType

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

Object = 0

Group = 1

SelectedObjects = 2

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

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

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

Remarks

This function makes point load assignments to point objects.

The function returns zero if the load assignments are successfully made, otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub SetPointForceLoad()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret As Long
      Dim Value() As Double
      Dim LoadCase As String
      Dim LCStep As Long
      Dim CSys 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, 3, 124, 3, 200)

   'add point load
      Redim Value(5)
      Value(0) = 10
      ret = SapModel.PointObj.SetLoadForce("1", "DEAD", Value)

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.