SetLocalAxes

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Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.LinkObj.SetLocalAxes

VB6 Procedure

Function SetLocalAxes(ByVal Name As String, ByVal Ang 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.

Ang

This is the angle that the local 2 and 3 axes are rotated about the positive local 1 axis, from the default orientation or, if the Advanced item is True, from the orientation determined by the plane reference vector. The rotation for a positive angle appears counter clockwise when the local +1 axis is pointing toward you. [deg]

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 link object specified by the Name item.

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

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

Remarks

This function assigns a local axis angle to link objects.

The function returns zero if the local axis angle is successfully assigned; otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub AssignLinkLocalAxisAngle()
   '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, 2, 144, 2, 288)

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

   'assign link local axis angle
      ret = SapModel.LinkObj.SetLocalAxes(Name, 30)

   'refresh view
      ret = SapModel.View.RefreshView

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.