AddByPoint {Solid Object}

AddByPoint

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.SolidObj.AddByPoint

VB6 Procedure

Function AddByPoint(ByRef Point() as String, ByRef Name As String, Optional ByVal PropName As String = "Default", Optional ByVal UserName As String = "") As Long

Parameters

Point

This is an array containing the names of the eight point objects that define the corner points of the added solid object.

Name

This is the name that the program ultimately assigns for the solid object. If no UserName is specified, the program assigns a default name to the solid object. If a UserName is specified and that name is not used for another solid object, the UserName is assigned to the solid object; otherwise a default name is assigned to the solid object.

PropName

This is either Default or the name of a defined solid property.

If it is Default, the program assigns a default solid property to the solid object. If it is the name of a defined solid property, that property is assigned to the solid object.

UserName

This is an optional user specified name for the solid object. If a UserName is specified and that name is already used for another solid object, the program ignores the UserName.

Remarks

This function adds a new solid object whose corner points are specified by name.

The function returns zero if the solid object is successfully added; otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub AddSolidObjByPoint()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

Dim Point() As String

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.New3DFrame(Openframe, 2, 144, 3, 288, 2, 288)

'add solid object by points

Redim Point(7)

Point(0) = "1"

Point(1) = "10"

Point(2) = "4"

Point(3) = "13"

Point(4) = "2"

Point(5) = "11"

Point(6) = "5"

Point(7) = "14"

ret = SapModel.SolidObj.AddByPoint(Point, Name)

'refresh view

ret = SapModel.View.RefreshView(0, False)

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.00.

See Also

AddByCoord