SetDirComb

SetDirComb

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.LoadCases.ResponseSpectrum.SetDirComb

VB6 Procedure

Function SetDirComb(ByVal Name As String, ByVal MyType As Long, ByVal SF As Double) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing response spectrum load case.

MyType

This is 1, 2, or 3, indicating the directional combination option.

1 = SRSS

2 = ABS

3 = CQC3

SF

This item applies only when MyType = 2. It is the ABS scale factor.

Remarks

This function sets the directional combination option for the specified load case.

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

VBA Example

Sub SetCaseResponseSpectrumDirComb()

'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 response spectrum load case

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

'set directional combination option

ret = SapModel.LoadCases.ResponseSpectrum.SetDirComb("LCASE1", 2, 1.2)

'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.

Removed Modified SRSS (Chinese) directional combination option in version 14.00.

Added CQC3 directional combination option in version 14.20.

See Also

GetDirComb