*surfaceskin
Creates a skin surface across a line list, and optionally, prepares it for immediate use in the automesher. It can also identify a region in the shape of a skin surface for the automesher to use under the mesh without surface option.
Syntax
*surfaceskin skin_linelist auto_reverse
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command
Description
Creates a skin surface across a line list, and optionally, prepares it for immediate use in the automesher. It can also identify a region in the shape of a skin surface for the automesher to use under the mesh without surface option.
Inputs
- skin_linelist
- The ID of the list of lines forming the ribs of the skin surface.
- auto_reverse
- Indicates whether the lines should be tested for a "bow tie" condition and reversed if necessary (1 for yes, 0 for no).
Example
To create a skin surface across lines 1, 2, 3, and 4 with no elements:
*surfacemode(4)
*createlist(lines,1) 1 2 3 4
*surfaceskin(1,1)
The *surfacemode(4) tells HyperMesh not to proceed with element creation, but to create a surface for later use. The *createlist() directive is required for this command.
Errors
None.