*elementtestconnectivity

Tests elements for whether or not they are connected in any one of a number of common but invalid ways and puts those that are on the specified outputmark.

Syntax

*elementtestconnectivity entities markmask outputmark dimension

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Tests elements for whether or not they are connected in any one of a number of common but invalid ways and puts those that are on the specified outputmark.

Inputs

entities
The entity types to be checked. Currently, elements is the only allowable option.
markmask
The mark that contains the elements to test.
outputmark
The mark where HyperMesh should put the elements that fail the test.
dimension
A code telling to measure the dimension of:
  • 1 - Measure 1D elements.
  • 2 - Measure 2D elements.
  • 4 - Measure 3D elements.

Example

*createmark(elements,1) "displayed"
*createmark(elements,2)
*elementtestconnectivity(elements,1,2,1)

Version History

2017.1 - Now flags mid-side nodes connected to corner nodes as invalid.