*offset_surfaces_display_offset

Creates segments indicating the direction of surface or solid offsets for visualization/review.

Syntax

*offset_surfaces_display_offset entity_type mark_id reserved_1

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

The command will create segments in the component named "^offset" with the color pink if the surfaces or solids on mark_id are a result of an offset. The segments will point to the original position of the surfaces/solids (the position from which the offset was made). This is for visualization and review purposes.

There is an exception to this for the 9.0 release that will be removed in subsequent releases: If the surfaces are a result of the midsurface extraction or have a manually assigned thickness, then the command will always display the thickness even if an offset was made later.

Inputs

entity_type: The type of entity to generate segments for. Valid values are surfs and solids.
mark_id: The mark of containing the surfaces or solids. Valid values are 1 and 2.
reserved_1: Reserved for future use. Should be set to 0.

Example

To review the offset for the displayed surfaces:

*createmark surfs 1 displayed
*offset_surfaces_display_offset surfs 1 0

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

9.0