*findfaces

Finds the free faces in a group of elements.

Syntax

*findfaces entity_type mark_id ?componentname=<value>? ?componentprefix=<value>? ?cluster_index=<value>?

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Finds the free faces in a group of elements.

entity_type: The entity type contained on the mark. The valid types are components and elements.
mark_id: The ID of the mark containing the input entities.
componentname=<value>: The name of the component containing the elements representing the free faces (default “^faces”).
componentprefix=<value>: If given, creates visualizations in new components whose name is derived from the parent component of one of the attached elements. The format is “<prefix>_<original name>_#” where original name is the name of the parent component and # is a numerical suffix that is incremented each time the command is called on the same component.
cluster_index=<value>: If given, groups the faces into clusters of connected groups and only creates shell elements for the n-th cluster. If n is more than the number of clusters, shell elements are created for all clusters.

To check the free faces on all of the elements contained in the component fender:

*createmark components 1 fender
*findfaces components 1

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

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

2023 - Added new options componentname, componentprefix, and cluster_index.