*segmentsetcreatewithmixedfaces

Creates a segment set using a mixture of solid elements and shell elements.

Syntax

*segmentsetcreatewithmixedfaces name color elem_mark_id node_mark_id break_angle reverse_normals

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Creates a segment set using a mixture of solid elements and shell elements.

Inputs

name
The name of the segment set to create.
color
The color of the segment set. Valid values are 1-64.
elem_mark_id
The ID of the mark containing the elements to use. Valid values are 1 and 2.
node_mark_id
The ID of the mark containing the nodes that define an edge or a face of an element. Valid values are 1 and 2.
break_angle
The break angle for finding adjacent elements.
reverse_normals
Create segment set:
0 - Along element normal
1 - Opposite element normal

Examples

To create a segment set named "test" with elements 1-100 with faces defined by nodes 1-5 and a break_angle of 30.0:
*createmark elems 1 1-100
*createmark nodes 1 1-5
*segmentsetcreatewithmixedfaces "test" 5 1 1 30.0 0

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

2020