ExtrudeAreaToSolidLinearNormal

ExtrudeAreaToSolidLinearNormal

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.EditGeneral.ExtrudeAreaToSolidLinearNormal

VB6 Procedure

Function ExtrudeAreaToSolidLinearNormal(ByVal Name As 
 String, ByVal PropName As String, ByVal nPlus3 As Long, ByVal tPlus3 As 
 Double, ByVal nMinus3 As Long, ByVal tMinus3 As Double, ByRef NumberSolids 
 As Long, ByRef SolidName() As String, Optional ByVal Remove As Boolean 
 = True) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing area object to be extruded.

PropName

This is either Default or the name of a defined solid 
 property to be used for the new extruded solid objects.

nPlus3

The number of solid objects created in the positive 
 local 3-axis direction of the specified area object.

tPlus3

The thickness of the solid objects created in the positive 
 local 3-axis direction of the specified area object.

nMinus3

The number of solid objects created in the negative 
 local 3-axis direction of the specified area object.

tMinus3

The thickness of the solid objects created in the negative 
 local 3-axis direction of the specified area object.

NumberSolids

The number of solid objects created when the specified 
 area object is extruded.

SolidName

This is an array of the name of each solid object created 
 when the specified area object is extruded.

Remove

If this item is True, the area object indicated by the 
 Name item is deleted after the extrusion is complete.

Remarks

This function creates new solid objects by linearly 
 extruding a specified area object, in the local 3-axis direction of the 
 area object, into solid objects.

The function returns zero if the extrusion is successful; 
 otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub LinearNormalAreaExtrusionToSolids()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim NumberSolids As Long

Dim SolidName() 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)

'linearly extrude area to solids normal to area

ret = SapModel.EditGeneral.ExtrudeAreaToSolidLinearNormal("2", 
 "Default", 1, 48, 1, 48, NumberSolids, SolidName, True)

'refresh view

ret = SapModel.View.RefreshView(0, 
 False)

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.

Modified optional argument Remove to be ByVal in version 
 12.0.1.

See Also

ExtrudeAreaToSolidLinearUser

ExtrudeAreaToSolidRadial