*CE_ConnectorSeamCreateUsingLines

Create seam connectors at specified locations by line list with certain rules.

Syntax

*CE_ConnectorSeamCreateUsingLines entitytype entitymark density spacing linkentity linkmark ent_state ce_rules ce_le_rule tol_flag tolerance group param1 param2

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Create seam connectors at specified locations by line list with certain rules.

Inputs

entities
Types that specify location of connectors (currently only "lines").
markmask
The mark of lines.
density
Split the line into this number of evenly-spaced points.
spacing
Split line into points with this distance between them.
entity
Entity type to be added to the connector as a link.
  • surfs
  • comps
entitymark
Mark of entities to add to the connector as links.
ent_state
Link elements or geometry.
  • 0 - geometry
  • 1 - elements
ce_rules
Rule to specify how a link entity is to be added to a connector.
  • 0 - None
  • 1 - User select
  • 2 - Proximity
ce_le_rule
Rule that specifies how an entity is to be remembered by the connector.
  • 0 - None
  • 1 - Use ID
  • 2 - Use name
tol_flag
Specifies if tolerance value is applicable.
  • 0 - Use default.
  • 1 - Use specified value.
tolerance
Specified to add entities only with in the given tolerance from the specified connector (same as search radius in fe realize panel).
group
Specifies if the individual connectors created from continuous line segments must be grouped to behave as a single connector.
  • 0 - Not grouped
  • 1 - Grouped
param1
For future use; only "0" is currently valid.
param2
For future use; only "0" is currently valid.

Examples

To create 2 seam connectors at the locations of line 1 and 2 to link components 3 and 4:
*createmark Lines 1 1 2
*createmark Comps 2 3 4
*CE_ConnectorSeamCreateUsingLines Lines 1 5 0.0 Comps 2 1 1 1 1 10.0 1 0 0.0

This command is outdated, and *CE_ConnectorCreateByMark() is recommanded to be used for creating seam connector.

A created seam connector is displayed as a line with cylinder like icons at each of the test points (at the specified spacing) with the closest components added to it. The total number of layers supported by seam connector is two.