Constraint

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Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.SelectObj.Constraint

VB6 Procedure

Function Constraint(ByVal Name As String, Optional ByVal DeSelect As Boolean = False) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing joint constraint.

DeSelect

The item is False if objects are to be selected and True if they are to be deselected.

Remarks

This function selects or deselects all point objects to which the specified constraint has been assigned.

The function returns zero if the selection is successfully completed, otherwise it returns nonzero.

VBA Example

Sub SelectConstraint()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret as Long
      Dim i As Long

   '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 a new constraint
      ret = SapModel.ConstraintDef.SetDiaphragm("Diaph1")

   'define new constraint assignments
      For i = 4 To 16 Step 4
         ret = SapModel.PointObj.SetConstraint(Format(i), "Diaph1")
      Next i

   'select constraint
      ret = SapModel.SelectObj.Constraint("Diaph1")

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.