SetLoadGravity

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.AreaObj.SetLoadGravity

VB6 Procedure

Function SetLoadGravity(ByVal Name As String, ByVal LoadCase As String, ByVal x As Double, ByVal y As Double, ByVal z As Double, Optional ByVal Replace As Boolean = True, Optional ByVal CSys As String = "Global", Optional ByVal ItemType As eItemType = Object) As Long

Parameters

Name

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

LoadCase

The name of a defined load case.

x, y, z

These are the gravity load multipliers in the x, y and z directions of the specified coordinate system.

Replace

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

CSys

The coordinate system in which the x, y and z multipliers are specified.

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 area object specified by the Name item.

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

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

Remarks

This function assigns gravity load multipliers to area objects.

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

VBA Example

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

   '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.NewWall(2, 48, 2, 48)

   'assign area object gravity loads
      ret = SapModel.AreaObj.SetLoadGravity("ALL", "DEAD", 0, 0, -1, , , Group)

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.