*createidrange

Creates an ID range.

Syntax

*createidrange submodel_type id shortname entity_type min_id max_id offset pool_id integer_array number_of_integers

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

This command creates an ID range for a submodel.

submodel_type: Submodel type to create the ID range for. Valid values are includes and includefiles.
id: The ID of the submodel. Not required, if shortname is used.
shortname: The shortname of the submodel. Not required, if id is used.
entity_type: Entity type to create the ID range for.
min_id: The minimum ID for the range.
max_id: The maximum ID for the range.
offset: The offset for the range.
pool_id: The ID of the solver pool.
integer_array: The ID of the integer array that contains the locked IDs. The integer array is created using the *createarray command. This should always be set to 1.
number_of_integers: Integer indicating the size (number of integers) in the integer array created using *createarray.

To create an ID range for include 1 with min ID 1,000 and max ID 100,000 for components:

*createidrange includes 1 "" comps 1000 100000 0 1 0

To create an ID range for include 1 with min ID 1,000 and max ID 100,000 for components, with locked IDs 2000 and 5000:

*createarray 2 2000 5000
*createidrange includes 1 "" comps 1000 100000 0 1 2

Incorrect usage results in a Tcl error. To detect errors, you can use the catch command:

if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
   # Handle error
}

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