SapObject.SapModel.CableObj.SetLoadTargetForce
Function SetLoadTargetForce(ByVal Name As String, ByVal LoadCase As String, ByRef P As Double, ByRef RD As Double, Optional ByVal ItemType As eItemType = Object) As Long
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.
P
This is the axial target force value. [F]
RD
This is the relative distance along the cable object to the location where the target force value applies. The relative distance must be between 0 and 1, 0 <= RD <=1.
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.
This function assigns target forces to cable objects.
The function returns zero if the target forces are successfully assigned, otherwise it returns a nonzero value.
Sub AssignCableTargetForce()
'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 SapModel 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 target force
ret = SapModel.CableObj.SetLoadTargetForce(Name,
"DEAD", 50, 0.5)
'close Sap2000
SapObject.ApplicationExit False
Set SapModel = Nothing
Set SapObject = Nothing
End Sub
Initial release in version 11.00.