*penetrationcheck
Checks the given components for contact surface penetrations.
Syntax
*penetrationcheck entity_type mark_id check_type
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command
Description
Checks the given components for contact surface penetrations. To release the memory after completion, use the command *penetrationcheckend.
A valid template must be loaded for the check to occur.
Inputs
- entity_type
- The type of entity to check for penetration. Valid values are groups and elems.
- mark_id
- The ID of the mark containing the entities to check. Valid values are 1 and 2.
- check_type
- The type of penetration check to perform. Valid values are:
- 0 - groups
- 3 - elems only
Example
To check the elements in group E2E for penetration:
*createmark groups 1 E2E
*penetrationcheck groups 1 0
*penetrationcheckend
Errors
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
# Handle error
}