*showentity

Turns on the display of an entity.

Syntax

*showentity entity_type search_type id_name string_array number_of_strings

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Turns on the display of an entity.

Inputs

entity_type
The type of entity to display.
search_type
The method used to specify the entity. The entity is specified using the id_name argument. Valid values are:
"by name" - Entity is specified using the entity name.
"by id" - Entity is specified using the entity ID.
id_name
The ID or name of the entity, depending on search_type.
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 show geometry and elements for component with ID 3:
*showentity comps "by id" 3
To show elements only for component with ID 3:
*createstringarray 2 geometry_off
*showentity comps "by id" 3 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