*positionentity

Syntax

*positionentity entity_type <select_type>=<selection> source_coords={<value>} target_coords={<value>}

or

*positionentity entity_type <select_type>=<selection> source_nodes={<value>} target_nodes={<value>}

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Positions selected entities in space. You can specify one, two, or three special points either by providing lists of coordinates or a list of node IDs.

Inputs

entity_type

The type of entity to modify.

<select_type>=<selection>

The entity or entities that are to be modified. There are several ways to provide the entities to be modified. Only one option can be used at a time:

id=<id>

The ID of the single entity to modify.

name=<name>

The name of the single entity to modify.

mark=<mark_id>

The ID of the mark containing the entities to modify.

user_ids={<id1> <id2> ... <idN>}

The IDs of one or more entities to modify.

user_names={<name1> <name2> ... <nameN>}

The names of one or more entities to modify.

source_coords={<value>}

The list of lists of x, y, z coordinates for source points.

target_coords={<value>}

The list of lists of x, y, z coordinates for target points.

source_nodes={<value>}

The list of source node IDs.

target_nodes={<value>}

The list of target node IDs.

Examples

*positionentity comps id=42 source_coords= {{1268.2080057472 1390.3206502704 261.94218701528} {1453.2078889448 1211.6243689829 214.0606603456} {1268.2079790993 1032.9281037002 166.17913259364}} target_coords= {{83.410371153542 206.5 174.00000024836} {268.41037026165 206.5 -10.999999839969} {83.410373806586 206.5 -196.00000026844}}

or

*positionentity comps id=42 source_coords= {{1268.2080057472 1390.3206502704 261.94218701528} {1453.2078889448 1211.6243689829 214.0606603456}} target_coords= {{83.410371153542 206.5 174.00000024836} {268.41037026165 206.5 -10.999999839969}}

or

*positionentity comps id=42 source_coords= {{1268.2080057472 1390.3206502704 261.94218701528} } target_coords= {{83.410371153542 206.5 174.00000024836} }

To position component ID 42 using source nodes and target nodes:

*positionentity comps id=42 source_nodes={221417 221416 221415} target_nodes={221414 221413 221412}

or

*positionentity comps id=42 source_nodes={221417 221416} target_nodes={221414 221413}

or

*positionentity comps id=42 source_nodes={221417} target_nodes={221414}

Errors

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

Version History

2023