*duplicatemark

Duplicates entities.

Syntax

*duplicatemark entity_type mark_id current_collector

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Duplicates entities.

Inputs

entity_type
The entity type to duplicate.
mark_id
The mark ID containing the entities to duplicate. Valid values are 1 and 2.
current_collector
0 - New entities should be placed in the collector(s) in which the source entities exist.
1 - New entities should be placed in the current collector.

Example

To duplicate the elements 1-100 and place the new elements in the current component:
*createmark elems 1 1-100
*duplicatemark elems 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
}