GetLoadStrain

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.FrameObj.GetLoadStrain

VB6 Procedure

Function GetLoadStrain(ByVal Name As String, ByRef NumberItems As Long, ByRef FrameName() As String, ByRef LoadCase() As String, ByRef DOF() As Long, ByRef Val() As Double, ByRef PatternName() As String, Optional ByVal ItemType As eItemType = Object) As Long

Parameters

Name

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

NumberItems

The total number of strain loads retrieved for the specified frame objects.

FrameName

This is an array that includes the name of the frame object associated with each strain load.

LoadCase

This is an array that includes the name of the load case associated with each strain load.

DOF

This is an array that includes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, indicating the degree of freedom associated with each strain load.

1 = Strain11

2 = Strain12

3 = Strain13

4 = Curvature1

5 = Curvature2

6 = Curvature3

Val

This is an array that includes the strain value. [L/L] for DOF = 1, 2 and 3 and [1/L] for DOF = 4, 5 and 6

PatternName

This is an array that includes the joint pattern name, if any, used to specify the strain load.

ItemType

This is one of the following items in the eItemType enumeration:

Object = 0

Group = 1

SelectedObjects = 2

If this item is Object, the assignments are retrieved for the frame object specified by the Name item.

If this item is Group, the assignments are retrieved for all frame objects in the group specified by the Name item.

If this item is SelectedObjects, assignments are retrieved for all selected frame objects, and the Name item is ignored.

Remarks

This function retrieves the strain load assignments to frame objects.

The function returns zero if the strain load assignments are successfully retrieved, otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub GetFrameStrainLoad()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret As Long
      Dim NumberItems As Long
      Dim FrameName() As String
      Dim LoadCase() As String
      Dim DOF() As Long
      Dim Val() As Double
      Dim PatternName() 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)

   'assign frame strain load
      ret = SapModel.FrameObj.SetLoadStrain("1", "DEAD", 1, 0.001)

   'get frame strain load
      ret = SapModel.FrameObj.GetLoadStrain("1", NumberItems, FrameName, LoadCase, DOF, Val, PatternName)

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.