*normalsdisplay
Turns on the display of 2D and 3D element normals.
Syntax
*normalsdisplay entity_type mark_id size
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command
Description
Turns on the display of surface normals.
Inputs
- entity_type
- The type of entity to turn on normals for. Valid values are elements and components.
- mark_id
- The ID of the mark containing the input entities. Valid values are 1 and 2.
- size
- Specifies the size of the normal graphics to be drawn. If set to zero, the vector is drawn at 10% of the screen size.
Example
To turn on the display of normals for elements 1-10 at 10% screen size:
*createmark elems 1 1-10
*normalsdisplay elems 1 0Errors
Incorrect usage results in a Tcl error. To detect
errors, you can use the catch
command:
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
# Handle error
}