*alternatefejointcreate
Creates an FE joint element for use with the OptiStruct FE solution sequence.
Syntax
*alternatefejointcreate type node1 node2 system1 system2
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command
Description
Creates an FE joint element for use with the OptiStruct FE solution sequence. The elements can correspond to JOINT, MBPTCV, MBCVCV, MBPTDCV or MBPTDSF cards.
For type 42, system1 and system2 must be specified as 0.
For type 43, require system1 to be specified and system2 may be specified as zero, And FE joint type 44 requires both system1 and system2 should be specified.
Inputs
- type
- The type of FE joint element. Valid values are:
- node1
- The ID of the first FE joint node.
- node2
- The ID of the second FE joint node.
- system1
- The ID of the first FE joint system.
- system2
- The ID of the second FE joint system.
Example
To create a ball FE joint connecting nodes 10 and 25:
*alternatefejointcreate 42 10 25 0 0
Errors
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
# Handle error
}
Version History
2017.1