SetLoadForce

SetLoadForce

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.PointObj.SetLoadForce

VB6 Procedure

Function SetLoadForce(ByVal Name As String, ByVal LoadPat As String, ByRef Value() As Double, Optional ByVal Replace As Boolean = False, Optional ByVal CSys As String = "Global", Optional ByVal ItemType As eItemType = Object) As Long

Parameters

Name

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

LoadPat

The name of the load pattern for the point load.

Value

This is an array of six point load values.

Value(0) = F1 [F]

Value(1) = F2 [F]

Value(2) = F3 [F]

Value(3) = M1 [FL]

Value(4) = M2 [FL]

Value(5) = M3 [FL]

Replace

If this item is True, all previous point loads, if any, assigned to the specified point object(s) in the specified load pattern are deleted before making the new assignment.

CSys

The name of the coordinate system for the considered point load. This is Local or the name of a defined coordinate system.

ItemType

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

Object = 0

Group = 1

SelectedObjects = 2

If this item is Object, the load assignment is made to the point object specified by the Name item.

If this item is Group, the load assignment is made to all point objects in the group specified by the Name item.

If this item is SelectedObjects, the load assignment is made to all selected point objects and the Name item is ignored.

Remarks

This function makes point load assignments to point objects.

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

VBA Example

Sub SetPointForceLoad()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim Value() As Double

Dim LoadPat As String

Dim LCStep As Long

Dim CSys 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 point load

Redim Value(5)

Value(0) = 10

ret = SapModel.PointObj.SetLoadForce("1", "DEAD", Value)

'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

GetLoadForce

DeleteLoadForce