ExtrudePointToFrameLinear

ExtrudePointToFrameLinear

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.EditGeneral.ExtrudePointToFrameLinear

VB6 Procedure

Function ExtrudePointToFrameLinear(ByVal Name As String, 
 ByVal PropName As String, ByVal dx As Double, ByVal dy As Double, ByVal 
 dz As Double, ByVal NumberFrames As Long, ByRef FrameName() As String) 
 As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing point object to be extruded.

PropName

This is Default, None or the name of a defined frame 
 section property to be used for the new extruded frame objects.

dx, dy, dz

These are the x, y and z offsets used, in the present 
 coordinate system, to create each new frame object.

NumberFrames

The number of frame objects created when the specified 
 point object is extruded.

FrameName

This is an array of the name of each frame object created 
 when the specified point object is extruded.

Remarks

This function creates new frame objects by linearly 
 extruding a specified point object into frame objects.

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

VBA Example

Sub LinearPointExtrusionToFrames()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim FrameName() 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)

'linearly extrude point to frames

ret = SapModel.EditGeneral.ExtrudePointToFrameLinear("3", 
 "FSec1", 0, 144, 0, 3, FrameName)

'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.

See Also

ExtrudePointToFrameRadial