Constraint

Constraint

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.SelectObj.Constraint

VB6 Procedure

Function Constraint(ByVal Name As String, Optional ByVal DeSelect As Boolean = False) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing joint constraint.

DeSelect

The item is False if objects are to be selected and True if they are to be deselected.

Remarks

This function selects or deselects all point objects to which the specified constraint has been assigned.

The function returns zero if the selection is successfully completed, otherwise it returns nonzero.

VBA Example

Sub SelectConstraint()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret as Long

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

'define a new constraint

ret = SapModel.ConstraintDef.SetDiaphragm("Diaph1")

'define new constraint assignments

For i = 4 To 16 Step 4

ret = SapModel.PointObj.SetConstraint(Format(i), "Diaph1")

Next i

'select constraint

ret = SapModel.SelectObj.Constraint("Diaph1")

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.

See Also