DeleteMass {Cable Object}

DeleteMass

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.CableObj.DeleteMass

VB6 Procedure

Function DeleteMass(ByVal Name As String, Optional ByVal ItemType As eItemType = Object) As Long

Parameters

Name

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

ItemType

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

Object = 0

Group = 1

SelectedObjects = 2

If this item is Object, the cable mass assignments are deleted for the cable object specified by the Name item.

If this item is Group, the cable mass assignments are deleted for all cable objects in the group specified by the Name item.

If this item is SelectedObjects, the cable mass assignments are deleted for all selected cable objects, and the Name item is ignored.

Remarks

This function deletes the cable mass assignments for cable objects.

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

VBA Example

Sub DeleteCableMass()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim Name 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.New2DFrame(PortalFrame, 3, 124, 3, 200)

'add cable object by points

ret = SapModel.CableObj.AddByPoint("1", "6", Name)

'set cable data

ret = SapModel.CableObj.SetCableData(Name, 7, 1, 0, 0, 24)

'assign cable mass

ret = SapModel.CableObj.SetMass("ALL", .0001, False, Group)

'delete cable mass

ret = SapModel.CableObj.DeleteMass(Name)

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.

See Also

GetMass

SetMass