*solidmap_solids_set_face_params

Syntax

*solidmap_solids_set_face_params mark_id options

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

This command is for setting the per surface mesh type and mesh flags. The command has effect only for surfaces for which the mesh type and flags are free to change (e.g not a along face of a solid and not linked to a premeshed surface…).

It can only be called between a *solidmap_solids_begin and *solidmap_solids_end command pair.

Inputs

mark_id

The ID of the mark containing the surfaces to set the meshing flags for. Valid values are 1 and 2.

options

Flags that indicate different options for solid mapping. Bit values are used and the value is calculated as (Bit0 + 2*Bit1 + 4*Bit2 + 8*Bit3 + 16*Bit4 + 32*Bit5 + 64*Bit6 + 128*Bit7…). The bits not listed below are unused or for internal use (e.g. called in other commands).

Bit0,1

0/1/3 - Non-mapped mesh type.

2 - Mapped mesh type. The 4 most prominent vertices are used as corners.

Bit2-4

Elem type if non-mapped.

• 0- Use the same type defined in *solidmap_solids_begin.
• 1 - tria
• 2 - quad
• 3 - mixed
• 4 - R-tria

Bit5

• 0 - Size control off
• 1 - Size control on

Bit6

• 0 - Skew control off
• 1 - Skew control on

Bit7

• 0 - Mesh flow alignment off
• 1 - Mesh flow alignment on

Bit8

• 0 - Global size control off
• 1 - Global size control on

Example

To mesh solids 32 and 41 with a default elem size of 2.0. Additionally, surfaces 5 and 10 are to be of mapped mesh type by auto determining the corners:

*createmark solids 1 32 41
*solidmap_solid_begin 1 0 2.0
   *createmark surfs 1 5 10   
   *solidmap_solids_set_face_params 1 2
*solidmap_solid_end

Errors

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

Version History

10.0