*springthreenoded
Creates a spring element between three nodes using an orientation vector.
Syntax
*springthreenoded node_id1 node_id2 node_id3 dof property_name vector_id
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command
Description
Creates a spring element between three nodes using an orientation vector. It will have config 24 and type 1 connecting node1 to node2, and node 2 to node 3. This is supported for Radioss only.
Inputs
- node_id1
- The ID of the first node.
- node_id2
- The ID of the second node.
- node_id3
- The ID of the third node.
- dof
- The degree of freedom for the element.
- property_name
- The name of the property to assign to the element.
- vector_id
- The ID of the orientation vector assigned to the element.
Example
To create a three noded spring element between nodes 100, 101 and 102 with DOF 2, property springprop and orientation vector ID 51:
*springthreenoded 100 101 102 2 springprop 51Errors
Incorrect usage results in a Tcl error. To detect
errors, you can use the catch
command:
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
# Handle error
}Version History
14.0.130