tracing line

Trace lines during animation using nodes.

Syntax

tracing line add <id>

tracing line add projectlineto

tracing line add <select>

tracing line color <color value>

tracing line create

tracing line delete

tracing line file

tracing line onelements <true/fale>

Arguments

add
<node_id>/<node_id_list>
Select a node to be used as a line source.
Select a node by ID or directly from the modeling window.
projectlineto
Component to project to. If you select a file as a line source, use projectlineto to select the component(s) to which the line will be projected. Use marked or an ID range, or pick the components directly from the modeling window or the displayed list.
select
Select an entity from the modeling window.
color
Select a line color.
<color>
Display the color picker.
<RGB/label/value>
Enter an RGB value or selecting a color from the list.
create
Create a reference line with added nodes to be projected onto the surface of the model.
delete
Delete a reference line.
file
Select and load a trimmed line definition file from the file browser. The line definition file must be in the Nastran format, including NODE and PLOTEL elements.
onelements
Select true to trace lines relative to the elements.

Example

Delete a reference line:
tracing line delete
Define a component to project to:
tracing line add projectlineto "BEAm:        SUSPENSION-REAR"