*absorbloads

Absorb classical loads or groups to engineering loads.

Syntax

*absorbloads entity_type mark_id ?disable_value_comparison? ?renumber_flag? ?compression_status?

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Absorb classical loads or groups (card image CONDUCTION and CONVECTION) to engineering loads.

entity_type: The type of entity to absorb. Valid values are groups, loads, and loadcols. If specified as 0, all loads in all load collectors and all groups are absorbed and mark_id is ignored.
mark_id: The ID of the mark of entities to absorb. Valid values are 1 and 2.
disable_value_comparison: Optional argument specifiying whether value comparison is disabled. Value comparison determines if a given non-uniform load can manifest in a uniform representation. Valid values are:; 0 - Value comparison is enabled (default); 1 - Value comparison is disabled
renumber_flag: Option to renumber after absorb:; 0 - Do not renumber (default); 1 - Renumber
compression_status: Option to honor the compression status (e.g. certain loads may be on a set or on the actual entitiy, and this state may be honored or expanded). Valid values are:; 0 - Do not honor source state (default); 1 - Honor source state

Absorb and renumber all loads in the model:

*absorbloads 0 0 0 1

Absorb all loads in load collector 5:

*createmark loadcols 1 "by id" 5
*absorbloads loadcols 1

Absorb all loads in the model and honor the compression state:

*absorbloads 0 0 0 0 1

Absorb all groups in the model:

*createmark groups 1 all
*absorbloads groups 1

Incorrect usage results in a Tcl error. To detect errors, you can use the catch command:

if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
   # Handle error
}

2020

2021 - Replaced argument load_collector_id with arguments entity_type and mark_id.

2022.2 - Added groups as a possible value for entity_type.