SetDiaphragm

SetDiaphragm

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.ConstraintDef.SetDiaphragm

VB6 Procedure

Function SetDiaphragm(ByVal Name As String, Optional ByVal Axis As eConstraintAxis = AutoAxis, Optional ByVal CSys As String = "Global") As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of a constraint.

Axis

This is one of the following items from the eConstraintAxis enumeration. It specifies the axis in the specified coordinate system that is perpendicular to the plane of the constraint. If AutoAxis is specified, the axis of the constraint is automatically determined from the joints assigned to the constraint.

X = 1

Y = 2

Z = 3

AutoAxis = 4

CSys

The name of the coordinate system in which the constraint is defined.

Remarks

This function defines a Diaphragm constraint. If the specified name is not used for a constraint, a new constraint is defined using the specified name. If the specified name is already used for another Diaphragm constraint, the definition of that constraint is modified. If the specified name is already used for some constraint that is not a Diaphragm constraint, an error is returned.

The function returns zero if the constraint data is successfully added or modified, otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub SetDiaphragmConstraint()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim Axis As eConstraintAxis

Dim CSys 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, 3, 124, 3, 200)

'define new constraint

ret = SapModel.ConstraintDef.SetDiaphragm("Diaph1")

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.

See Also

GetDiaphragm