SetModifiers

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.AreaObj.SetModifiers

VB6 Procedure

Function SetModifiers(ByVal Name As String, ByRef Value() As Double, 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.

Value

This is an array of ten unitless modifiers.

Value(0) = Membrane f11 modifier

Value(1) = Membrane f22 modifier

Value(2) = Membrane f12 modifier

Value(3) = Bending m11 modifier

Value(4) = Bending m22 modifier

Value(5) = Bending m12 modifier

Value(6) = Shear v13 modifier

Value(7) = Shear v23 modifier

Value(8) = Mass modifier

Value(9) = Weight modifier

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 sets the modifier assignment for area objects. The default value for all modifiers is one.

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

VBA Example

Sub AssignAreaModifiers()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret As Long
      Dim i As Long
      Dim Value() As Double

   '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 modifiers
      ReDim Value(9)
      For i = 0 To 9
         Value(i) = 1
      Next i
      Value(0) = 0.01
      ret = SapModel.AreaObj.SetModifiers("ALL", Value, Group)

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.