GetPDeltaForce

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.LineElm.GetPDeltaForce

VB6 Procedure

Function GetPDeltaForce(ByVal Name As String, ByRef NumberForces As Long, ByRef PDeltaForce() As Double, ByRef Dir() As Long, ByRef CSys() As String) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing line element.

NumberForces

The number of P-Delta forces assigned to the line element.

PDeltaForce

This is an array of the P-Delta force values assigned to the line element. [F]

Dir

This is an array that contains 0, 1, 2 or 3, indicating the direction of each P-Delta force assignment.

0 = Frame object local 1-axis direction

1 = Projected X direction in CSys coordinate system

2 = Projected Y direction in CSys coordinate system

3 = Projected Z direction in CSys coordinate system

CSys

This is an array that contains the name of the coordinate system in which each projected P-Delta force is defined. This item is blank when the Dir item is zero, that is, when the P-Delta force is defined in the line element local 1-axis direction.

Remarks

This function retrieves the P-Delta force assignments to line elements.

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

VBA Example

Sub GetLineElmPDeltaForce()
   'dimension variables
      Dim SapObject As Sap2000.SapObject
      Dim SapModel As cSapModel
      Dim ret As Long
      Dim NumberForces As Long
      Dim PDeltaForce() As Double
      Dim Dir() As Long
      Dim CSys() 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 P-Delta force to frame object
      ret = SapModel.FrameObj.SetPDeltaForce("ALL", 100, 0, True, , Group)

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

   'get P-Delta force for line element
      ret = SapModel.LineElm.GetPDeltaForce("3-1", NumberForces, PDeltaForce, Dir, CSys)

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

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.