SetMotionType

SetMotionType

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.LoadCases.ModHistLinear.SetMotionType

VB6 Procedure

Function SetMotionType(ByVal Name As String, ByVal MotionType As Long) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing linear modal history analysis case.

MotionType

This is 1 or 2, indicating the time history motion type.

1 = Transient

2 = Periodic

Remarks

This function sets the motion type for the specified analysis case.

The function returns zero if the motion type is successfully set; otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub SetCaseModHistLinearMotionType()

'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, 2, 144, 2, 288)

'add linear modal history load case

ret = SapModel.LoadCases.ModHistLinear.SetCase("LCASE1")

'set motion type

ret = SapModel.LoadCases.ModHistLinear.SetMotionType("LCASE1", 2)

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.02.

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

GetMotionType