SetLoadRotate

SetLoadRotate

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.AreaObj.SetLoadRotate

VB6 Procedure

Function SetLoadRotate(ByVal Name As String, ByVal LoadPat As String, ByVal Value As Double, Optional ByVal ItemType As eItemType = Object) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing area object or group, depending on the value of the ItemType item.

LoadPat

The name of a defined load pattern.

Value

This is the angular velocity. [Cyc/T]

Remarks

This function assigns rotate loads to area objects.

The function returns zero if the loads are successfully assigned; otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub AssignAreaObjectRotateLoad()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

'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.NewWall(2, 48, 2, 48)

'assign area object rotate load

ret = SapModel.AreaObj.SetLoadRotate("ALL", "DEAD", 30, , Group)

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.

Changed nomenclature from Load Cases, Analysis Cases and Response Combinations to Load Patterns, Load Cases and Load Combinations, respectively, in version 12.00.

See Also

GetLoadRotate

DeleteLoadRotate