*altgapelement
Creates a node-to-node gap element (CGAP) for use with the OptiStruct solver.
Syntax
*altgapelement node1 node2 propertyname vectorid nodeid orient_x orient_y orient_z comps_flag systemidType
HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command
Description
Creates a node-to-node gap element (CGAP) for use with the OptiStruct solver.
Inputs
- node1
- The ID of the first node of the gap element.
- node2
- The ID of the second node of the gap element.
- propertyname
- The name of the property which should be assigned to the gap element.
- vectorid
- The ID of the orientation vector associated with the gap element.
- nodeid
- The ID of the orientation node associated with the gap element.
- orient_x
- X component of the orientation vector.
- orient_y
- Y component of the orientation vector.
- orient_z
- Z component of the orientation vector.
- comps_flag
- Flag to indicate whether individual components are used in defining the orientation of the element.
- systemid
- Coordinate system ID used to orient the gap element.
Examples
To create a gap element between node 10 and node 25 with property gapprop, using node 51 as orientation node:
*altgapelement(10,25,"gapprop",0,51,0,0,0,0,0)