hm_getthickness

Returns the thickness of the specified component, element or property.

Syntax

hm_getthickness entity_type entity_id ?ply_id?

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Query Command

Description

This command returns the thickness value for an entity.

Inputs

entity_type
The type of entity to query. Valid values are comps, elems and props.
For an entity_type of components the following applies:
If the component has a property directly assigned, the thickness of the property is returned.
If no property is assigned to the component, nothing is returned.
For an entity_type of elements the following applies:
If the element has a property assigned, the thickness of the property is returned.
If no property is assigned directly to the element, use the component rules as above.
entity_id
The ID of the entity to query.
ply_id
Optional argument that allows for additional control for querying the thickness of individual plies of composites.
Used as follows for metallic properties: If not specified, returns the thickness.
If specified as 1, returns the thickness as (a).
Any other value will return an error.
Used as follows for composite properties:
If not specified, returns the total thickness (sum of all ply thicknesses).
If a valid ply is specified, returns the thickness of that ply.
Any other value will return an error.

Examples

Get the thickness value of component 11 which has a PSHELL property with thickness of 0.25:
hm_getthickness comps 11
	0.25

hm_getthickness comps 11 1
	0.25

hm_getthickness comps 11 2
	2 is not a valid ply ID.
Get the thickness value of component 15 which has a PCOMP property with 4 plys (thickness values of 0.1, 0.25, 0.25, 0.1, total of 0.7):
hm_getthickness comps 15
	0.7

hm_getthickness comps 15 1
	0.1

hm_getthickness comps 15 2
	0.25

hm_getthickness comps 15 3
	0.25

hm_getthickness comps 15 4
	0.1

hm_getthickness comps 15 5
	5 is not a valid ply ID.
Get the thickness value of element 20 which has a PSHELL property with thickness of 0.25:
hm_getthickness elems 20
	0.25
Get the thickness value of element 20 which does not have a property assigned but belongs to a component that has a PSHELL property with thickness of 0.25:
hm_getthickness elems 20
	0.25
Get the thickness value of element 20 which does not have a property assigned and belongs to a component that does not have a property assigned:
hm_getthickness elems 20
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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

9.0