*isolateonlyentitybymark

Turns on the display of a mark of entities and turns off the display of all others across types.

Syntax

*isolateonlyentitybymark mark_id string_array number_of_strings

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Turns on the display of a mark of entities and turns off the display of all others across types.

Inputs

mark_id
The ID of the mark containing the entities. Valid values are 1 and 2. All entities with a display state on the specified mark, regardless of entity type, are considered.
string_array
The ID of the string array that contains the additional input parameters. The string array is created using the *createstringarray command. This should always be set to 1.
number_of_strings
Integer indicating the size (number of strings) in the string array created using *createstringarray. The valid strings are:
elements_off
This indicates that elements in the specified collectors should not be considered. If not provided, the default is to consider elements in the specified collectors.
geometry_off
This indicates that geometry in the specified collectors should not be considered. If not provided, the default is to consider geometry in the specified collectors.
showcomps
This indicates that components in which elements/geometry are referred will also be shown when you show elements/geometry. If not provided, only specified elements/geometry are shown.

Examples

To isolate only geometry and elements for components 1-3:
*createmark comps 1 1-3
*isolateonlyentitybymark 1
To isolate only all comps and load collectors, considering only elements:
*createmark comps 1 all
*createmark loadcols 1 all
*createstringarray 2 geometry_off
*isolateonlyentitybymark 1 1 2

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

11.0.130