SetLocalAxes {Point Object}

SetLocalAxes

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.PointObj.SetLocalAxes

VB6 Procedure

Function SetLocalAxes(ByVal Name As String, ByVal a As Double, ByVal b As Double, ByVal c As Double, Optional ByVal ItemType As eItemType = Object) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing point object or group depending on the value of the ItemType item.

a, b, c

The local axes of the point are defined by first setting the positive local 1, 2 and 3 axes the same as the positive global X, Y and Z axes and then doing the following: [deg]

1.
Rotate about the 3 axis by angle a.

2.
Rotate about the resulting 2 axis by angle b.

3.
Rotate about the resulting 1 axis by angle c.

ItemType

This is one of the following items in the eItemType enumeration:

Object = 0

Group = 1

SelectedObjects = 2

If this item is Object, the local axes assignment is made to the point object specified by the Name item.

If this item is Group, the local axes assignment is made to all point objects in the group specified by the Name item.

If this item is SelectedObjects, the local axes assignment is made to all selected point objects and the Name item is ignored.

Remarks

This function sets the local axes angles for point objects.

The function returns zero if the local axes angles are successfully set, otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub SetPointLocalAxes()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

'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)

'set local axes

ret = SapModel.PointObj.SetLocalAxes("ALL", 90, 0, 0, Group)

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.

See Also

GetLocalAxes