*barelementorientbysystem
Orients bar elements along a given direction with respect to an input system.
Syntax
*barelementorientbysystem mark_id vector_id system_id
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command
Description
Orients bar elements along a given direction with respect to an input system.
Inputs
- mark_id
- The ID of the mark containing the elements to orient. Valid values are 1 and 2.
- vector_id
- The ID of the direction vector created using *createvector. Valid values are 1 and 2.
- system_id
- The ID of the local system For global system, set as 0.
Examples
Orient elements 1-4 along the x-direction with respect to local system 1:
*createmark elements 1 1-4
*createvector 1 1 0 0
*barelementorientbysystem 1 1 1
Errors
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
# Handle error
}
Version History
2019