Divide {Solid Object}

Divide

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.EditSolid.Divide

VB6 Procedure

Function Divide(ByVal Name As String, ByVal n1 As Long, ByVal n2 As Long, ByVal n3 As Long, ByRef NumberSolids As Long, ByRef SolidName() As String) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing solid object.

n1

This is the number of objects created between faces 2 and 4 of the solid object.

n2

This is the number of objects created between faces 1 and 3 of the solid object.

n3

This is the number of objects created between faces 5 and 6 of the solid object.

NumberSolids

The number of solid objects created when the specified solid object is divided.

SolidName

This is an array of the name of each solid object created when the specified solid object is divided.

Remarks

This function meshes solid objects.

The function returns zero if the meshing is successful; otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub DivideSolidObject()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim NumberSolids As Long

Dim SolidName() As String

'create Sap2000 object

Set SapObject = CreateObject("CSI.SAP2000.API.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.NewSolidBlock(300, 400, 200, , , 2, 2, 2)

'divide solid object

ret = SapModel.EditSolid.Divide("1", 2, 3, 4, NumberSolids, SolidName)

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.

See Also