SetLoadStrain

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.CableObj.SetLoadStrain

VB6 Procedure

Function SetLoadStrain(ByVal Name As String, ByVal LoadCase As String, ByVal Strain As Double, Optional ByVal Replace As Boolean = True, Optional ByVal PatternName As String = "", Optional ByVal ItemType As eItemType = Object) As Long

Parameters

Name

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

LoadCase

The name of a defined load case.

Strain

This is the axial strain load value. [L/L]

Replace

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

PatternName

This is blank or the name of a defined joint pattern. If it is blank, the strain load for the cable object is uniform along the object at the value specified by Strain.

If PatternName is the name of a defined joint pattern, the strain load for the cable object is based on the specified strain value multiplied by the pattern value at the joints at each end of the cable object.

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 cable object specified by the Name item.

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

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

Remarks

This function assigns strain loads to cable objects.

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

VBA Example

Sub AssignCableStrainLoad()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret As Long
      Dim Name As String

   'create Sap2000 object
      Set SapObject = New SAP2000.SapObject

   'start Sap2000 application
      SapObject.ApplicationStart

   'create apModel object
      Set SapModel = SapObject.SapModel

   'initialize model
      ret= SapModel.InitializeNewModel

   'create model from template
      ret= SapModel.File.New2DFrame(PortalFrame, 3, 124, 3, 200)

   'add cable object by points
      ret= SapModel.CableObj.AddByPoint("1", "6", Name)

   'set cable data
      ret= SapModel.CableObj.SetCableData(Name, 7, 1, 0, 0, 24)

   'assign cable strain load
      ret= SapModel.CableObj.SetLoadStrain(Name, "DEAD", 0.001)

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.