GetLoadGravity

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.LinkObj.GetLoadGravity

VB6 Procedure

Function GetLoadGravity(ByVal Name As String, ByRef NumberItems As Long, ByRef LinkName() As String, ByRef LoadCase() As String, ByRef CSys() As String, ByRef x() As Double, ByRef y() As Double, ByRef z() As Double, Optional ByVal ItemType As eItemType = Object) As Long

Parameters

Name

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

NumberItems

The total number of gravity loads retrieved for the specified link objects.

LinkName

This is an array that includes the name of the link object associated with each gravity load.

LoadCase

This is an array that includes the name of the coordinate system in which the gravity load multipliers are specified.

CSys

This is an array that includes the name of the coordinate system associated with each gravity load.

x, y, z

These are arrays of gravity load multipliers in the x, y and z directions of the specified coordinate system.

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 link object specified by the Name item.

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

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

Remarks

This function retrieves the gravity load assignments to link objects.

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

VBA Example

Sub GetLinkGravityLoad()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret As Long
      Dim NumberItems As Long
      Dim LinkName() As String
      Dim LoadCase() As String
      Dim CSys() As String
      Dim x() As Double
      Dim y() As Double
      Dim z() As Double
      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, 2, 144, 2, 288)

   'add link object by points
      ret = SapModel.LinkObj.AddByPoint("1", "5", Name)

   'assign link gravity loads
      ret = SapModel.LinkObj.SetLoadGravity("ALL", "DEAD", 0, 0, -1, , , Group)

   'get link gravity load
      ret = SapModel.LinkObj.GetLoadGravity(Name, NumberItems, LinkName, LoadCase, CSys, x, y, z)

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.