*fbddisplacement

Creates an FBD displacement plot, and fields or loads from the results.

Syntax

*fbddisplacement set_ids=<value> data_strings=<value> num_strings=<value>

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Creates an FBD displacement plot, and fields or loads from the results.

This queries the displacement data from the result entity on a freebodysection.

Inputs

set_ids=<value>
The set entity IDs.
data_strings=<value>
The ID of the string array that contains the additional input parameters. The string array is created using the *createstringarray command. This should always be set to 1.
Valid parameters and their syntax are:
arrlen=<value>
Controls the FBD plot arrow length. Default is 75 (%).
arroworigin=<value>
0 - Tail of arrow at node for the plot (default)
1 - Tip of arrow at node for the plot
colorfx=<value>
The color of the Fx arrow. Valid values are 1-64.
colorfxy=<value>
The color of the Fxy arrow. Valid values are 1-64.
colorfxyz=<value>
The color of the Fxyz arrow. Valid values are 1-64.
colorfxz=<value>
The color of the Fxz arrow. Valid values are 1-64.
colorfy=<value>
The color of the Fy arrow. Valid values are 1-64.
colorfyz=<value>
The color of the Fyz arrow. Valid values are 1-64.
colorfz=<value>
The color of the Fz arrow. Valid values are 1-64.
colormx=<value>
The color of the Mx arrow. Valid values are 1-64.
colormxy=<value>
The color of the Mxy arrow. Valid values are 1-64.
colormxyz=<value>
The color of the Mxyz arrow. Valid values are 1-64.
colormxz=<value>
The color of the Mxz arrow. Valid values are 1-64.
colormy=<value>
The color of the My arrow. Valid values are 1-64.
colormyz=<value>
The color of the Myz arrow. Valid values are 1-64.
colormz=<value>
The color of the Mz arrow. Valid values are 1-64.
createfield=<value>
0 - Do not create a nodal displacement field (default)
1 - Create a nodal displacement field
createload=<value>
0 - Do not create FBD displacement loads (default)
1 - Create FBD displacement loads
declim=<value>
Controls the decimal limit. Default is 2.
display=<value>
0 - Do not plot FBD displacements
1 - Plot FBD displacements (default)
displacement=<value>
0 - Applied forces are not particupating in the FBD calculation (default)
1 - Applied forces are particupating in the FBD calculation
freenode=<value>
Currently must be set to 2. This is a mandatory argument.
fx=<value>
0 - Fx translations are not included in the plot, load or field creation (default)
1 - Fx translations are included in the plot, load or field creation
fxy=<value>
0 - Fxy resultant translations are not included in the plot (default)
1 - Fxy resultant translations are included in the plot
fxyz=<value>
0 - Fxyz resultant translations are not included in the plot (default)
1 - Fxyz resultant translations are included in the plot
fxz=<value>
0 - Fxz resultant translations are not included in the plot (default)
1 - Fxz resultant translations are included in the plot
fy=<value>
0 - Fy translations are not included in the plot, load or field creation (default)
1 - Fy translations are included in the plot, load or field creation
fyz=<value>
0 - Fyz resultant translations are not included in the plot (default)
1 - Fyz resultant translations are included in the plot
fz=<value>
0 - Fz translations are not included in the plot, load or field creation (default)
1 - Fz translations are included in the plot, load or field creation
mx=<value>
0 - Mx rotations are not included in the plot, load or field creation (default)
1 - Mx rotations are included in the plot, load or field creation
mxy=<value>
0 - Mxy resultant rotations are not included in the plot (default)
1 - Mxy resultant rotations are included in the plot
mxyz=<value>
0 - Mxyz resultant rotations are not included in the plot (default)
1 - Mxyz resultant rotations are included in the plot
mxz=<value>
0 - Mxz resultant rotations are not included in the plot (default)
1 - Mxz resultant rotations are included in the plot
my=<value>
0 - My rotations are not included in the plot, load or field creation (default)
1 - My rotations are included in the plot, load or field creation
myz=<value>
0 - Myz resultant rotations are not included in the plot (default)
1 - Myz resultant rotations are included in the plot
mz=<value>
0 - Mz rotations are not included in the plot, load or field creation (default)
1 - Mz rotations are included in the plot, load or field creation
resfileid=<value>
The result file ID for resultid. Useful when multiple result files are loaded for a single result entity.
resolvein_sys=<value>
0 - Resolve in analysis system (default)
1 - Resolve in global system
2 - Resolve in user system
resultid=<value>
The result entity ID.
rotation=<value>
0 - SPC forces are not particupating in the FBD calculation (default)
1 - SPC forces are particupating in the FBD calculation
scid=<value>
The results subcase ID for resultid.
scientific=<value>
0 - Fixed format text (default)
1 - Scientific format text
showvalue=<value>
0 - Show text (default)
1 - Hide text
sizescale=<value>
0 - Constant FBD plot arrow length (default)
1 - Magnitude FBD plot arrow length
stepid=<value>
The step/simulation ID for scid.
tolerance=<value>
The tolerance to limit the values. Default is 0.00001.
user_sys_id=<value>
The system ID when resolvein_sys=2.
vecstyle=<value>
0 - 3D FBD plot arrow (default)
1 - 2D FBD plot arrow
num_strings=<value>
Integer indicating the size (number of strings) in the data_strings array.

Example

Create an FBD displacement plot:
*createstringarray 46 "scientific=1" "arroworigin=0" "tolerance=0.00001" "scid=1" "resfileid=1" "resultid=1" "showvalue=1" "stepid=1" "sizescale=0" "vecstyle=0" "resolvein_sys=3 " "user_sys_id=2" "displacement=1" "rotation=1" "fx=1" "fy=1" "fz=1" "mx=1" "my=1" "mz=1" "fxy=1" "fyz=1" "fxz=1" "mxy=1" "myz=1" "mxz=1" "fxyz=1" "mxyz=1" "arrlen=75" "declim=2" "freenode=2" "display=1" "colorfx=3" "colorfy=4" "colorfz=5" "colorfxy=7" "colorfyz=8" "colorfxz=9" "colorfxyz=12" "colormx=3" "colormy=4" "colormz=5" "colormxy=7" "colormyz=8" "colormxz=9" "colormxyz=12"
set setIds {1 2 3}
*fbddisplacement $setIds 1 46
Create loads:
*createstringarray 17 "createload=1" "resolvein_sys=0" "scid=1" "resfileid=1" "resulted=1" "stepid=1" "fx=1" "fy=1" "fz=1" "mx=1" "my=1" "mz=1" "tolerance=0.00001" "displacement=1" "rotation=1" "display=0" "freenode=2"
set setIds {1 2 3}
*fbddisplacement $setIds 1 17
Create a field:
*createstringarray 18 "createload=1" "resolvein_sys=3 " "user_sys_id=2" "scid=1" "resfileid=1" "resulted=1" "stepid=1" "fx=1" "fy=1" "fz=1" "mx=1" "my=1" "mz=1" "tolerance=0.00001" "displacement=1" "rotation=1" "display=0" "freenode=2"
set setIds {1 2 3}
*fbddisplacement $setIds 1 18

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

2019.1