tracing line

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.

Delete a reference line:

tracing line delete

Define a component to project to:

tracing line add projectlineto "BEAM:        SUSPENSION-REAR"