*maskentitiesincollector

Syntax

*maskentitiesincollector entity_type mark_id flag_1 flag_2 flag_3 flag_4 flag_5 flag_6

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

This command masks the entities contained within the collectors of entity_type that are on mark_id. Valid mark_ids are 1 and 2. Only entities in displayed collectors may be masked.

The six flag arguments indicate the type of entities to mask within the specified collectors. If the flag is set to 1, that entity is masked. If the flag is set to 0, that entity is not modified. See the list below for the currently supported entity_types and flags.

Inputs

comps

flag_1: elements

flag_2: points

flag_3: lines

flag_4: surfaces

flag_5: solids

flag_6: connectors

groups

flag_1: master elements

flag_2: slave elements

flag_3: flag_6 are not used

loadcols

flag_1: loads

flag_2: equations

flag_3: flag_6 are not used

multibodies

flag_1: ellipsoids

flag_2: mbjoints

flag_2: mbplanes

flag_4 through flag_6 are not used

Example

To mask all of the points and surfaces in the displayed components:

*createmark components 1 displayed
*maskentitiesincollector comps 1 0 1 0 1 0 0

To mask all ellipsoids and mbjoints in all multibodies:

*createmark multibodies 2 all
*maskentitiesincollector multibodies 2 1 1 0 0 0 0

Errors

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

Version History

9.0