hm_findclosestpointonsurface
For a given point on a surface, returns the closest other point on that same surface.
Syntax
hm_findclosestpointonsurface x y z surf_id
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Query Command
Description
For a given point on a surface, returns the closest other point on that same surface:
xs ys zs dist
where xs, ys and zs are the coordinates of the point on the surface closest to input point, and dist is the distance between the original and projected points.
Inputs
- x y z
- The coordinates of the known point.
- surf_id
- ID of the surface.
Example
To find the point closest to a point with coordinates (2676, -737, 605) and located on surface 7:
hm_findclosestpointonsurface 2676 -737 605 7
2.6777E+003 -7.3989E+002 6.0481E+002 3.3889E+000Errors
Incorrect usage results in a Tcl error. To detect
errors, you can use the catch
command:
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
# Handle error
}