*createconnectionelements

Creates elements of a specified type between input nodes and nodes determined from the nearest elements within tolerance.

Syntax

*createconnectionelements node_mark=<mark_id> elem_type=<value> tolerance=<value> ?<type_mark>=<mark_id>?

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Creates elements of a specified type between input nodes and nodes determined from the nearest elements within tolerance. To search nearest elements for a given node, provide either the comp, elem, or part mark. Options can be specified in any order.

Inputs

elem_type=<value>: The type of 1D element to create. Must be set as rbe3.
node_mark=<mark_id>: The ID of the mark containing the input nodes. Valid values are 1 and 2.
tolerance=<value>: The tolerance used to search nearest elements. Must be greater than 0.0.
<type_mark>=<mark_id>: The ID of the optional mark containing the input comp_mark , elem_mark, or part_mark. Valid values are 1 and 2.

Examples

To create RBE3 elements between the nodes associated with comp ID 20038 and all displayed components, using a tolerance of 10.0:

*createmark nodes 1 "by collector" 20038
*createmark comps 1 "displayed"
*createconnectionelements node_mark=1 comp_mark=1 elem_type=rbe3 tolerance=10.0

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

2020.1