*loadsupdatecurve
Updates the magnitude, direction, coordinate system, and other information of selected loads.
Syntax
*loadsupdatecurve markmask config type updatevector component [1-6] updatemag magnitude update_system system_id transform_flag updatecurve curve_id updatexscale xscale updatedisplaylocation xlocation ylocation zlocation
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command
Description
Updates the magnitude, direction, coordinate system, and other information of selected loads.
Inputs
- markmask
- ID of the mark containing the loads to update.
- config
- The configuration of the load:
- type
- The type assigned to the load (as defined on the "load types" panel).
- updatevector
- A variable that controls if the direction of the load should be updated.
- component[1-6]
- Components of the load being applied. When applying a force, the active components are 1, 2, and 3, which represent a force x, y, and z-axis, respectively. When applying a moment, the active components are also 1, 2, and 3, and represent the moment about the x, y, and z-axis, respectively. For constraints, all of the components are active unless they are set equal to -999999.0. All of the other components of the constraints are active in the respective directions. For pressures, the active components are 1, 2, and 3, which represent the x, y, and z-axis, respectively. To create a pressure that is normal to the element, set all components to zero.
- updatemag
- An integer variable that controls if the magnitude is updated.
- magnitude
- The new value of magnitude of the load.
- update_system
- A variable that controls if the system is updated.
- system_id
- The ID of the local system.
- transform_flag
- A simple integer variable that controls if the load is created in the local system.
- updatecurve
- A flag to indicate whether the curve should be updated (0=no, 1=yes).
- curve_id
- The ID of the new curve to use.
- updatexscale
- A flag to indicate whether the curve’s scale factor should be updated.
- 0 - No
- 1 - Yes
- xscale
- The new value to use for scale factor.
- updatedisplaylocation
- A flag to indicate whether the curve’s display location should be updated.
- 0 - No
- 1 - Yes
- xlocation, ylocation, zlocation
- The new display location (used only if updatedisplaylocation =1)
Example
Example to update a force to use the curve with ID 7 to define its time-varying magnitude:
*createmark(loads,1) 4
*loadsupdatecurve(1,1,1, 0, 0,0,0,0,0,0, 0,0, 0,0,0, 1,7, 0,0, 0,0,0,0)Errors
None.