GetLoadDistributed

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.LineElm.GetLoadDistributed

VB6 Procedure

Function GetLoadDistributed(ByVal Name As String, ByRef NumberItems As Long, ByRef LineName() As String, ByRef LoadCase() As String, ByRef MyType() As Long, ByRef CSys() As String, ByRef Dir() As Long, ByRef RD1() As Double, ByRef RD2() As Double, ByRef Dist1() As Double, ByRef Dist2() As Double, ByRef Val1() As Double, ByRef Val2() As Double, Optional ByVal ItemTypeElm As eItemTypeElm = Element) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing line object, line element or group of objects, depending on the value of the ItemTypeElm item.

NumberItems

The total number of distributed loads retrieved for the specified line elements.

LineName

This is an array that includes the name of the line element associated with each distributed load.

LoadCase

This is an array that includes the name of the coordinate system in which the distributed loads are specified.

MyType

This is an array that includes either 1 or 2, indicating the type of distributed load.

1 = Force

2 = Moment

CSys

This is an array that includes the name of the coordinate system in which each distributed load is defined. It may be Local or the name of a defined coordinate system.

Dir

This is an array that includes an integer between 1 and 11, indicating the direction of the load.

1 = Local 1 axis (only applies when CSys is Local)

2 = Local 2 axis (only applies when CSys is Local)

3 = Local 3 axis (only applies when CSys is Local)

4 = X direction (does not apply when CSys is Local)

5 = Y direction (does not apply when CSys is Local)

6 = Z direction (does not apply when CSys is Local)

7 = Projected X direction (does not apply when CSys is Local)

8 = Projected Y direction (does not apply when CSys is Local)

9 = Projected Z direction (does not apply when CSys is Local)

10 = Gravity direction (only applies when CSys is Global)

11 = Projected Gravity direction (only applies when CSys is Global)

The positive gravity direction (see Dir = 10 and 11) is in the negative Global Z direction.

RD1

This is an array that includes the relative distance from the I-End of the line element to the start of the distributed load.

RD2

This is an array that includes the relative distance from the I-End of the line element to the end of the distributed load.

Dist1

This is an array that includes the actual distance from the I-End of the line element to the start of the distributed load. [L]

Dist2

This is an array that includes the actual distance from the I-End of the line element to the end of the distributed load. [L]

Val1

This is an array that includes the load value at the start of the distributed load. [F/L] when MyType is 1 and [FL/L] when MyType is 2

Val2

This is an array that includes the load value at the end of the distributed load. [F/L] when MyType is 1 and [FL/L] when MyType is 2

ItemTypeElm

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

ObjectElm = 0

Element = 1

GroupElm = 2

SelectionElm = 3

If this item is ObjectElm, the load assignments are retrieved for the line elements corresponding to the line object specified by the Name item.

If this item is Element, the load assignments are retrieved for the line element specified by the Name item.

If this item is GroupElm, the load assignments are retrieved for the line elements corresponding to all line objects included in the group specified by the Name item.

If this item is SelectionElm, the load assignments are retrieved for line elements corresponding to all selected line objects, and the Name item is ignored.

Remarks

This function retrieves the distributed load assignments to line elements.

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

VBA Example

Sub GetLineElmDistributedLoad()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret As Long
      Dim NumberItems As Long
      Dim LineName() As String
      Dim LoadCase() As String
      Dim MyType() As Long
      Dim CSys() As String
      Dim Dir() As Long
      Dim RD1() As Double
      Dim RD2() As Double
      Dim Dist1() As Double
      Dim Dist2() As Double
      Dim Val1() As Double
      Dim Val2() As Double

   '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 object distributed loads
      ret = SapModel.FrameObj.SetLoadDistributed("14", "DEAD", 1, 10, 0, 1, 0.08, 0.04)

   'assign frame object auto mesh options
      ret = SapModel.FrameObj.SetAutoMesh("ALL", True, False, False, 2, 0, Group)

   'create the analysis model
      ret = SapModel.Analyze.CreateAnalysisModel

   'get line element distributed loads
      ret = SapModel.LineElm.GetLoadDistributed("14-1", NumberItems, LineName, LoadCase, MyType, CSys, Dir, RD1, RD2, Dist1, Dist2, Val1, Val2)

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.