*elementqualitycollapseelems

Collapses/combines two adjacent trias into a quad.

Syntax

*elementqualitycollapseelems elem_id1 elem_id2

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

This command collapses/combines two adjacent trias into a quad.

This command only functions between an *elementqualitysetup command and an *elementqualityshutdown command.

Current element quality criteria for optimization must be set before using this command. The command may be applied at any time without resetting the current quality criteria.

Inputs

elem_id1: The first tria element ID.
elem_id2: The second tria element ID.

Example

To collapse tria elements 10 and 11 using quality criteria from a file:

*readqualitycriteria c:/criteria/mycriteria.txt
*createmark elems 1 displayed
*elementqualitysetup 1
*elementqualitycollapseelems 10 11
*elementqualityshutdown 1

Errors

Incorrect usage results in a Tcl error. To detect errors, you can use the catch command:

if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
   # Handle error
}

Version History

13.0