SetLoadDeformation {Link Object}

SetLoadDeformation

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.LinkObj.SetLoadDeformation

VB6 Procedure

Function SetLoadDeformation(ByVal Name As String, ByVal LoadPat As String, ByRef DOF() As Boolean, ByRef d() As Double, Optional ByVal ItemType As eItemType = Object) As Long

Parameters

Name

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

LoadPat

The name of a defined load pattern.

DOF

This is a array of boolean values indicating if the considered degree of freedom has a deformation load.

DOF(1) = U1

DOF(2) = U2

DOF(3) = U3

DOF(4) = R1

DOF(5) = R2

DOF(6) = R3

d

This is a array of deformation load values. The deformations specified for a given degree of freedom are applied only if the corresponding DOF item for that degree of freedom is True.

d(1) = U1 deformation [L]

d(2) = U2 deformation [L]

d(3) = U3 deformation [L]

d(4) = R1 deformation [rad]

d(5) = R2 deformation [rad]

d(6) = R3 deformation [rad]

ItemType

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

Object = 0

Group = 1

SelectedObjects = 2

If this item is Object, the assignment is made to the link object specified by the Name item.

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

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

Remarks

This function assigns deformation loads to link objects.

The function returns zero if the loads are successfully assigned; otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub AssignLinkDeformationLoad()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim DOF() As Boolean

Dim d() As double

Dim Name 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, 2, 144, 2, 288)

'add link object by points

ret = SapModel.LinkObj.AddByPoint("1", "5", Name)

'assign link deformation loads

ReDim DOF(5)

ReDim d(5)

DOF(0) = True

D(0) = 2

ret = SapModel.LinkObj.SetLoadDeformation("ALL", "DEAD", DOF, d, Group)

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.

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

GetLoadDeformation

DeleteLoadDeformation