*createcirclefrompoints

Creates a circle or arc from 3 nodes.

Syntax

*createcirclefrompoints list_id circle_flag

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

This command creates a circle or arc from 3 nodes.

Inputs

list_id
The ID of the list containing the nodes that define the circle. The order of the nodes is important if creating an arc.
cirlce_flag
1 - Create a circle.
2 - Create an arc.

Examples

To create a circle through nodes 100, 200 and 300:
*createlist nodes 1 100 200 300
*createcirclefrompoints 1 1

Errors

Incorrect usage results in a Tcl error. To detect errors, you can use the catch command:
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
   # Handle error
}