GetLoadStrain {Area Object}

GetLoadStrain

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.AreaObj.GetLoadStrain

VB6 Procedure

Function GetLoadStrain(ByVal Name As String, ByRef NumberItems As Long, ByRef AreaName() As String, ByRef LoadPat() As String, ByRef Component() As Long, ByRef Value() As Double, ByRef PatternName() As String, 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.

NumberItems

The total number of strain loads retrieved for the specified area objects.

AreaName

This is an array that includes the name of the area object associated with each strain load.

LoadPat

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

Component

This is an array that includes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9, indicating the component associated with each strain load.

1 = Strain11

2 = Strain22

3 = Strain12

4 = Curvature11

5 = Curvature22

6 = Curvature12

7 = Strain13

8 = Strain23

9 = Strain33

Value

This is an array that includes the strain value. [L/L] for Component = 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, and 9, and [1/L] for Component = 4, 5 and 6

PatternName

This is an array that includes the joint pattern name, if any, used to specify the strain load.

ItemType

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

Object = 0

Group = 1

SelectedObjects = 2

If this item is Object, the assignments are retrieved for the area object specified by the Name item.

If this item is Group, the assignments are retrieved for all area objects in the group specified by the Name item.

If this item is SelectedObjects, assignments are retrieved for all selected area objects, and the Name item is ignored.

Remarks

This function retrieves the strain load assignments to area objects.

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

VBA Example

Sub GetAreaObjectStrainLoad()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim NumberItems As Long

Dim AreaName() As String

Dim LoadPat() As String

Dim Component() As Long

Dim Value() As Double

Dim PatternName() 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.NewWall(2, 48, 2, 48)

'assign area object strain load

ret = SapModel.AreaObj.SetLoadStrain("ALL", "DEAD", 1, 0.001, , , Group)

'get area object strain load

ret = SapModel.AreaObj.GetLoadStrain("3", NumberItems, AreaName, LoadPat, Component, Value, PatternName)

'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.

Added Strain33 component in v19.0.0.

See Also

SetLoadStrain

DeleteLoadStrain