*duplicateentities
Duplicates elems, nodes and comps along with any attached loads.
Syntax
*duplicateentities entity_type input_mark_id output_mark_id ?option1=<value1>? ?option2=<value2>? ... ?optionN=<valueN>?
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command
Description
Duplicates elems, nodes and comps along with any attached loads.
Inputs
- entity_type
- The entity type to duplicate. Valid values are elements, components and nodes.
- input_mark_id
- The mark ID containing the entities to duplicate. Valid values are 1 and 2.
- output_mark_id
- The mark ID containing the new entities. Valid values are 1 and 2.
- option=<value>
- The following options are available:
- destcomponent=<value>
- Required option.
- 1 - New component.
- 2 - Current component.
- transformloads=<value>
- 0 - Do not transform loads (default).
- destloadcol=<value>
- Valid only if transformloads is 1. Required option.
- 1 - New load collector.
- 2 - Current load collector.
- reverseloads=<value>
- Valid only if transformloads is 1.
- 0 - Do not reverse loads (default).
- 1 - Reverse loads.
Examples
*createmark elems 1 1
*duplicateentities elems 1 2 destcomponent=2
*createmark elems 1 all
*duplicateentities elems 1 2 transformloads=1 destcomponent=1 destloadcol=
Errors
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
# Handle error
}
Version History
14.0