*component()

Creates a component in HMASCII format.

Syntax

*component (id,"name",materialid,color,propertyid)

Type

HyperMesh HMASCII Command

Description

Creates a component in HMASCII format.

Elements and geometry must be created within a component. Therefore, those respective entities must follow *component(). Main and secondary elements must be created within a group, not a component.

Inputs

id: The ID of the component.
name: The name of the component
materialid: The ID of the material assigned to the component.
color: The color of the component. Valid values are 1-64.
propertyid: The ID of the property assigned to the component. This is used only for HMASCII version 10.0 and greater.

Example

To create a component with ID 100, name "my-comp", material ID 5, color 1 and no property:

*component(100,"my-comp",5,1,0)

Errors

Incorrect usage results in an import error.