*FE_geometry_converttoelements

Creates FE geometry edges and vertices to 1D and 0D elements respectively.

Syntax

*FE_geometry_converttoelements ?<option1>=<value1>? ?<option2>=<value2>? ... ?<optionN>=<valueN>?

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Converts FE geometry edges and vertices to 1D and 0D elements respectively. New elements are created in a new component with the name ^FE_geometry (or an incremental name like ^FE_geometry.1 or .2 if component already exists). All FE geometry surfaces, lines, and vertices are deleted.

Inputs

entity_type=<value>: The entity type of selected entities. Valid value is lines. The argument is optional. By default, all edges and vertices are converted to elements.
mark=<value>: The ID of the mark containing the selected entities. Valid values are 1 and 2. The value is optional. By default, all edges and vertices are converted to elements.
keep_fe_geometry=<value>: 0 – FE geometry surfaces, edges and vertices are deleted after conversion (default); 1 – No changes to FE geometry entities
convert_vertices=<value>: 0 – FE vertices are not converted to elements; 1 – FE vertices are converted to 0D “mass” elements (default)
convert_free_lines=<value>: 0 – Only FE geometry surface edges are converted to 1D elements.; 1 – All FE geometry lines including surface edges and free lines are converted to 1D elements (default)
original_component=<value>: 0 – New 1D and 0D elements are created in new component with the name ^FE_geometry or an incremental name like ^FE_geometry.1 or .2 if component already exists. (default); 1 - New 1D and 0D elements are created in the same components as original FE geometry edges and vertices.
edges_component=<value>: The name of the new elements component name used instead of ^FE_geometry. Unless vertices_component is also defined the new name is used for both 1D and 0D elements.
vertices_component=<value>: The name of the new 0D elements component name used instead of ^FE_geometry.

Examples

To convert all FE geometry edges and vertices to 1D and 0D elements:

*FE_geometry_converttoelements

Errors

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

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

Version History

2022