GetWeld

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.ConstraintDef.GetWeld

VB6 Procedure

Function GetWeld(ByVal Name As String, ByRef Value() As Boolean, ByRef Tolerance As Double, ByRef CSys As String) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing constraint.

Value

Value is an array of six booleans that indicate which joint degrees of freedom are included in the constraint. In order, the degrees of freedom addressed in the array are UX, UY, UZ, RX, RY and RZ.

Tolerance

Joints within this distance of each other are constrained together.

CSys

The name of the coordinate system in which the constraint is defined.

Remarks

The function returns the definition for the specified constraint.

The function returns zero if the constraint data is successfully obtained, otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub GetWeldConstraint()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim i as long
      Dim ret As Long
      Dim Value() As Boolean
      Dim Tolerance As Double
      Dim CSys as String
      Dim UY as Boolean
      Dim ConstraintType As eConstraintType

   '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)

   'define new constraint
      redim Value(5)
      for i = 0 To 5
         Value(i) = True
      Next i
      Tolerance = 2
      ret = SapModel.ConstraintDef.SetWeld("Weld1", Value, Tolerance)

   'get constraint data
      ret = SapModel.ConstraintDef.GetConstraintType("Weld1", ConstraintType)
      If ConstraintType = CONSTRAINT_WELD Then
         ret = SapModel.ConstraintDef.GetWeld("Weld1", Value, Tolerance, CSys)
         if ret = 0 Then UY = Value(1)
      End If

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.

See Also

SetWeld