*altgapelementupdate
Updates property and orientation of node-to-node (CGAP) or node-to-element (CGAPG) gap elements.
Syntax
*altgapelementupdate mark property_name vectorid nodeid orient_x orient_y orient_z comps_flag systemid Update_Property Update_VectorType
HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command
Description
Updates property and orientation of node-to-node (CGAP) or node-to-element (CGAPG) gap elements.
Inputs
- mark
- The ID of the mark.
- property_name
- The name of the property to which the gap elements should point.
- vectorid
- The ID of the orientation vector associated with the gap elements.
- nodeid
- The ID of the orientation node associated with the gap elements.
- 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
- The ID of the coordinate system used to orient the gap element.
- Update_Property
- Flag to indicate whether or not to update the property.
- Update_Vector
- Flag to indicate whether or not to update the vector.
Examples
To update gap elements 25, 26 and 27 with property pgap1, using system with ID 15 as orientation system:
*createmark(elements,1) 25 26 27 *
altgapelementupdate(1,"pgap1",0,0,0,0,0,0,15,1,1)
Orientation of the gap element may be specified using either a vector, node, coordinate system or individual components.