ExtrudePointToFrameLinear

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.EditSolid.ExtrudePointToFrameLinear

VB6 Procedure

Function ExtrudePointToFrameLinear(ByVal Name As String, ByVal PropName As String, ByVal dx As Double, ByVal dy As Double, ByVal dz As Double, ByVal NumberFrames As Long, ByRef FrameName() As String) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing point object to be extruded.

PropName

This is Default, None or the name of a defined frame section property to be used for the new extruded frame objects.

dx, dy, dz

These are the x, y and z offsets used, in the present coordinate system, to create each new frame object.

NumberFrames

The number of frame objects created when the specified point object is extruded.

FrameName

This is an array of the name of each frame object created when the specified point object is extruded.

Remarks

This function creates new frame objects by linearly extruding a specified point object into frame objects.

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

VBA Example

Sub LinearPointExtrusionToFrames()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret As Long
      Dim FrameName() 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)

   'linearly extrude point to frames
      ret = SapModel.EditGeneral.ExtrudePointToFrameLinear("3", "FSec1", 0, 144, 0, 3, FrameName)

   'refresh view
      ret = SapModel.View.RefreshView(0, False)

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.