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Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.EditPoint.Connect

VB6 Procedure

Function Connect(ByRef NumberPoints As Long, ByRef PointName() As String) As Long

Parameters

NumberPoints

The number of the point objects that remain at locations where connections were made.

PointName

This is an array of the name of each point object that remains at locations where connections were made.

Remarks

This function connects objects that have been disconnected using the Disconnect function. If two or more objects have different end points objects that are at the same location, all of those objects can be connected together by selecting the objects, and selecting their end points, and calling the Connect function. The result will be that all of the objects are connected at a single point.

The function returns zero if the connect is successful; otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub ConnectObjects()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret As Long
      Dim Name As String
      Dim Point1 As String, Point2 As String
      Dim NumberPoints As Long
      Dim PointName() 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)

   'disconnect point objects
      ret = SapModel.SelectObj.ClearSelection
      ret = SapModel.PointObj.SetSelected("3", True)
      ret = SapModel.PointObj.SetSelected("9", True)
      ret = SapModel.EditPoint.Disconnect(NumberPoints, PointName)

   'connect objects
      ret = SapModel.SelectObj.ClearSelection
      ret = SapModel.FrameObj.SetSelected("2", True)
      ret = SapModel.FrameObj.SetSelected("8", True)
      ret = SapModel.FrameObj.GetPoints("2", Point1, Point2)
      ret = SapModel.PointObj.SetSelected(Point2, True)
      ret = SapModel.FrameObj.GetPoints("8", Point1, Point2)
      ret = SapModel.PointObj.SetSelected(Point1, True)
      ret = SapModel.EditPoint.Connect(NumberPoints, PointName)

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.