Connect

Connect

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.EditPoint.Connect

VB6 Procedure

Function Connect(ByRef NumberPoints As Long, ByRef PointName() As String) As Long

Parameters

NumberPoints

The number of the point objects that remain at locations where connections were made.

PointName

This is an array of the name of each point object that remains at locations where connections were made.

Remarks

This function connects objects that have been disconnected using the Disconnect function. If two or more objects have different end points objects that are at the same location, all of those objects can be connected together by selecting the objects, and selecting their end points, and calling the Connect function. The result will be that all of the objects are connected at a single point.

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

VBA Example

Sub ConnectObjects()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim Name As String

Dim Point1 As String, Point2 As String

Dim NumberPoints As Long

Dim PointName() 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)

'disconnect point objects

ret = SapModel.SelectObj.ClearSelection

ret = SapModel.PointObj.SetSelected("3", True)

ret = SapModel.PointObj.SetSelected("9", True)

ret = SapModel.EditPoint.Disconnect(NumberPoints, PointName)

'connect objects

ret = SapModel.SelectObj.ClearSelection

ret = SapModel.FrameObj.SetSelected("2", True)

ret = SapModel.FrameObj.SetSelected("8", True)

ret = SapModel.FrameObj.GetPoints("2", Point1, Point2)

ret = SapModel.PointObj.SetSelected(Point2, True)

ret = SapModel.FrameObj.GetPoints("8", Point1, Point2)

ret = SapModel.PointObj.SetSelected(Point1, True)

ret = SapModel.EditPoint.Connect(NumberPoints, PointName)

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.

See Also

Disconnect