DeleteLoadForce

DeleteLoadForce

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.PointObj.DeleteLoadForce

VB6 Procedure

Function DeleteLoadForce(ByVal Name As String, ByVal LoadPat As String, Optional ByVal ItemType As eItemType = Object) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of a point object or a group depending on the value selected for ItemType item.

LoadPat

The name of a defined load pattern.

ItemType

This is one of the following items from the eItemType enumeration.

Object = 0

Group = 1

SelectedObjects = 2

If Object is selected, the Name item refers to a point object. The point load assignments, for the specified load pattern, made to that point object, are removed.

If Group is selected, the Name item refers to a group. The point load assignments, for the specified load pattern, made to all point objects in the group, are removed.

If SelectedObjects is selected, the Name item is ignored. The point load assignments, for the specified load pattern, made to all selected point objects, are removed.

Remarks

This function deletes all point load assignments, for the specified load pattern, from the specified point object(s).

The function returns zero if the load assignments are successfully deleted, otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub DeletePointForceLoad()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret as Long

Dim Value() As Double

'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)

'add point load

Redim Value(5)

Value(0) = 10

ret = SapModel.PointObj.SetLoadForce("1", "DEAD", Value)

'delete point load

ret = SapModel.PointObj.DeleteLoadForce("1", "DEAD")

'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

GetLoadForce

SetLoadForce