SetThickness

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.AreaObj.SetThickness

VB6 Procedure

Function SetThickness(ByVal Name As String, ByVal ThicknessType As Long, ByVal ThicknessPattern As String, ByVal ThicknessPatternSF As Double, ByRef Thickness() 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.

ThicknessType

This is 0, 1 or 2, indicating the thickness overwrite type.

0 = No thickness overwrites

1 = User defined thickness overwrites specified by joint pattern

2 = User defined thickness overwrites specified by point

ThicknessPattern

This item applies only when ThicknessType = 1. It is the name of the defined joint pattern that is used to calculate the thicknesses.

ThicknessPatternSF

This item applies only when ThicknessType = 1. It is the scale factor applied to the joint pattern when calculating the thicknesses. [L]

Thickness

This item applies only when ThicknessType = 2. It is an array of thicknesses at each of the points that define the area object. [L]

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 thickness overwrite assignments for area objects.

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

VBA Example

Sub AssignAreaObjectThicknessOverwrites()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret As Long
      Dim i as long
      Dim Thickness() 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 thickness overwrites
      ReDim Thickness(3)
      For i = 0 To 3
         Thickness(i) = 11
      Next i
      ret = SapModel.AreaObj.SetThickness("ALL", 2, "", 1, Thickness, Group)

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.