*createfbdgroupfortraceplot
Creates a freebodygroup entity, used for FBD trace plots.
Syntax
*createfbdgroupfortraceplot name=<value> node_ids=<value> entType=<value> num_cuts=<value> ?path_dir=<value>? ?userDir=<dx dy dz>? ?sys_id=<value>?
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command
Description
Creates a freebodygroup entity, used for FBD trace plots.
Options can be provided in any order.
Inputs
- name=<value>
- The name of the freebodygroup to create.
- node_ids=<value>
- The node IDs for the trace path, given in sequence. A minumum number of 2 nodes are required.
- entType=<value>
- Must be set to elems.
- num_cuts=<value>
- The number of cuts between each sequential node in node_ids. If 0 then sections are only created at the nodes.
- path_dir=<value>
- 0 - User direction
- userDir=<dx dy dz>
- When path_dir=0 , this is a triple double defining the direction vector.
- sys_id=<value>
- The ID of the system entity.
Example
*createfbdgroupfortraceplot name=test node_ids={813 664} entType=elems num_cuts=0 path_dir=0 userDir={0.803557 0.595228 0.000000} sys_id=1
*createfbdgroupfortraceplot name=test node_ids={813 664} entType=elems num_cuts=4 path_dir=1
Errors
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
# Handle error
}
Version History
2019.1