*springsosupdate

Updates a spring element using various orientation methods.

Syntax

*springsosupdate mark_id property_flag propery_name vector_flag vector_id direction_node_id orient_x orient_y orient_z orient_comps_flag system_id update_orient_flag

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Updates a spring element using various orientation methods.

The orientation may be specified using either vector_id, direction_node_id, system_id or individual components (orient_x, orient_y, orient_z).

Inputs

mark_id
The ID of the mark containing the spring elements to update.
property_flag
  • 0 - Do not update property_name
  • 1 - Update property_name
property_name
The name of the property to assign to the element.
vector_flag
  • 0 - Do not update the orientation vector
  • 1 - Update the orientation vector
vector_id
The ID of the orientation vector assigned to the element.
direction_node_id
The ID of the direction node assigned to the element.
orient_x
The x-component of the orientation vector.
orient_y
The y-component of the orientation vector.
orient_z
The z-component of the orientation vector.
orient_comps_flag
  • 0 - Do not use individual components to define the orientation
  • 1 - Use individual components to define the orientation
system_id
The ID of the orientation system assigned to the element.
update_orient_flag
  • 0 - Do not update the orientation vector's component or system
  • 1 - Update the orientation vector's component or system

Example

To update spring element s16, 17, and 18 to have property sprate, and an orientation vector with components 10,11,12:
*createmark elements 1 16 17 18
*springsosupdate 1 1 "sprate" 1 0 0 10 11 12 1 0 1

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

14.0