IsSpringCoupled

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Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.PointElm.IsSpringCoupled

VB6 Procedure

Function IsSpringCoupled(ByVal Name As String, ByVal IsCoupled As Boolean) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing point element.

IsCoupled

This item is True if the spring assignment to the specified point element is coupled, otherwise it is False.

Remarks

This function indicates if the spring assignments to a point element are coupled, that is, if there are off-diagonal terms in the 6x6 spring matrix for the point element.

The function returns zero if the coupled status is successfully retrieved, otherwise it returns a nonzero value. If no springs exist at the point object, the function returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub CheckIsPointElmSpringCoupled()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret As Long
      Dim k() As Double
      Dim IsCoupled As Boolean

   '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 spring to a point
      ReDim k(5)
      k(2) = 10
      ret = SapModel.PointObj.SetSpring("3", k)

   'create analysis model
      ret = SapModel.Analyze.CreateAnalysisModel

   'determine if point element spring is coupled
      ret = SapModel.PointElm.IsSpringCoupled("3", IsCoupled)
   'close Sap2000
      SapObject.ApplicationExit False
      Set SapModel = Nothing
      Set SapObject = Nothing
End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.