*normalsadjustbynodes
Adjusts the normals of 3D elements according to nodes of a solid element.
Syntax
*normalsadjustbynodes entity_type mark_id node_mark_id size display
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command
Description
Adjusts the normals of 3D elements according to nodes of a solid element.
Inputs
- entity_type
- The type of entity to adjust normals for. Valid values are elements and components.
- mark_id
- The ID of the mark containing the input entities. Valid values are 1 and 2.
- node_mark_id
- The ID of the mark containing the nodes that define the selected solid element face. Valid values are 1 and 2.
- size
- Specifies the size of the normal graphics to be drawn. If set to zero, the vector is drawn at 10% of the screen size.
- display
- 0 - Display all elements normals upon command completion.
Example
To adjust the normals of elements 1-10 based on faces defined by nodes 5, 7 and 9 using a display size of 10.0:
*createmark elems 1 1-10
*createmark nodes 1 5 7 9
*normalsadjustbynodes elems 1 1 10.0 1
Errors
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
# Handle error
}
Version History
11.0.120