GetLoadTargetForce {Link Element}

GetLoadTargetForce

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.LinkElm.GetLoadTargetForce

VB6 Procedure

Function GetLoadTargetForce(ByVal Name As String, ByRef NumberItems As Long, ByRef LinkName() As String, ByRef LoadPat() As String, ByRef dof1() As Boolean, ByRef dof2() As Boolean, ByRef dof3() As Boolean, ByRef dof4() As Boolean, ByRef dof5() As Boolean, ByRef dof6() As Boolean, ByRef P() As Double, ByRef V2() As Double, ByRef V3() As Double, ByRef T() As Double, ByRef M2() As Double, ByRef M3() As Double, ByRef T1() As Double, ByRef T2() As Double, ByRef T3() As Double, ByRef T4() As Double, ByRef T5() As Double, ByRef T6() As Double, Optional ByVal ItemType As eItemType = Object) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing link object, link element or group of objects, depending on the value of the ItemTypeElm item.

NumberItems

The total number of deformation loads retrieved for the specified link elements.

LinkName

This is an array that includes the name of the link element associated with each target force.

LoadPat

This is an array that includes the name of the load pattern associated with each target force.

dof1, dof2, dof3, dof4, dof5, dof6

These are arrays of boolean values indicating if the considered degree of freedom has a target force assignment.

dof1 = P

dof2 = V2

dof3 = V3

dof4 = T

dof5 = M2

dof6 = M3

P, V2, V3, T, M2, M3

These are arrays of target force values. The target forces specified for a given degree of freedom are applicable only if the corresponding DOF item for that degree of freedom is True.

U1 = U1 deformation [L]

U2 = U2 deformation [L]

U3 = U3 deformation [L]

R1 = R1 deformation [rad]

R2 = R2 deformation [rad]

R3 = R3 deformation [rad]

T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6

These are arrays of the relative distances along the link elements where the target force values apply. The relative distances specified for a given degree of freedom are applicable only if the corresponding dofn item for that degree of freedom is True.

T1 = relative location for P target force

T2 = relative location for V2 target force

T3 = relative location for V3 target force

T4 = relative location for T target force

T5 = relative location for M2 target force

T6 = relative location for M3 target force

ItemTypeElm

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

ObjectElm = 0

Element = 1

GroupElm = 2

SelectionElm = 3

If this item is ObjectElm, the load assignments are retrieved for the link elements corresponding to the link object specified by the Name item.

If this item is Element, the load assignments are retrieved for the link element specified by the Name item.

If this item is GroupElm, the load assignments are retrieved for the link elements corresponding to all link objects included in the group specified by the Name item.

If this item is SelectionElm, the load assignments are retrieved for link elements corresponding to all selected link objects, and the Name item is ignored.

Remarks

This function retrieves the target force assignments to link elements.

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

VBA Example

Sub GetLinkElmTargetForce()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim DOF() As Boolean

Dim f() As double

Dim RD() As double

Dim NumberItems As Long

Dim LinkName() As String

Dim LoadPat() As String

Dim dof1() As Boolean

Dim dof2() As Boolean

Dim dof3() As Boolean

Dim dof4() As Boolean

Dim dof5() As Boolean

Dim dof6() As Boolean

Dim P() As Double

Dim V2() As Double

Dim V3() As Double

Dim T() As Double

Dim M2() As Double

Dim M3() As Double

Dim T1() As Double

Dim T2() As Double

Dim T3() As Double

Dim T4() As Double

Dim T5() As Double

Dim T6() As Double

Dim Name1 As String

Dim Name2 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, 2, 144, 2, 288)

'add link object by points

ret = SapModel.LinkObj.AddByPoint("3", "", Name1, True)

ret = SapModel.LinkObj.AddByPoint("1", "5", Name2)

'refresh view

ret = SapModel.View.RefreshView

'assign link object target force

ReDim DOF(5)

ReDim f(5)

ReDim RD(5)

DOF(0) = True

f(0) = 50

RD(0) = 0.4

ret = SapModel.LinkObj.SetLoadTargetForce("ALL", "DEAD", DOF, f, RD, Group)

'create the analysis model

ret = SapModel.Analyze.CreateAnalysisModel

'get link element target force

ret = SapModel.LinkElm.GetLoadTargetForce("ALL", NumberItems, LinkName, LoadPat, dof1, dof2, dof3, dof4, dof5, dof6, P, V2, V3, T, M2, M3, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, GroupElm)

'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