SetPresentCoordSystem

SetPresentCoordSystem

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.SetPresentCoordSystem

VB6 Procedure

Function SetPresentCoordSystem(ByVal CSys As String) As Long

Parameters

CSys

The name of a defined coordinate system.

Remarks

This function sets the present coordinate system.

The function returns zero if the present coordinate system is successfully set. Otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub SetPresentCSys()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret as long

Dim PresentCSys 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(ConcentricBraced, 3, 124, 3, 200)

'define new coordinate system

ret = SapModel.CoordSys.SetCoordSys("CSys1", 1000, 1000, 0, 0, 0, 0)

'set present coordinate system

ret = SapModel.SetPresentCoordSystem("CSys1")

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.

See Also

GetPresentCoordSystem