*elementtesttetracollapse

Tests tetra elements for whether or not they pass the tetra collapse element quality check, and puts those that fail on the specified outputmark.

Syntax

*elementtesttetracollapse entities markmask collapseval outputmark contour title

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Tests tetra elements for whether or not they pass the tetra collapse element quality check, and puts those that fail on the specified outputmark.

Inputs

entities
The entity types to be checked. Currently, only elements is supported.
markmask
The mark that contains the elements to test.
collapseval
The value to use as a threshold beyond which elements should be considered to have failed the test.
outputmark
The mark where HyperMesh should put the elements that fail the test.
contour
A code telling if HyperMesh should:
  • 0 - Display the results of the test normally.
  • 1 - Display the elements color coded by their ratings.
  • 2 - Build a histogram showing the distribution of ratings.
title
The title to label the curve in the histogram.

Example

*createmark(elements,1) "displayed"
*createmark(elements,2)
*elementtesttetracollapse(elements,1,0.5,2,0,"Tetra Collapse")

The details of the tetra collapse element quality check can be found in the online help for the Check Elements panel.