*segmentsetcreatewithfaces

Creates a segment set using 2D element edges or 2D/3D element faces.

Syntax

*segmentsetcreatewithfaces name color elem_mark_id node_mark_id break_angle reverse_normals face_or_edge

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Creates a segment set using 2D element edges or 2D/3D element faces.

name: The name of the segment set to create.
color: The color of the segment set. Valid values are 1-64.
elem_mark_id: The ID of the mark containing the elements to use. Valid values are 1 and 2.
node_mark_id: The ID of the mark containing the nodes that define an edge or a face of an element. Valid values are 1 and 2.
break_angle: The break angle for finding adjacent elements.
reverse_normals: Create segment set:; 0 - Along element normal; 1 - Opposite element normal
face_or_edge: Create segment set:; 0 - On edge; 1 - On face

To create a segment set named "test" with elements 1-100 with faces defined by nodes 1-5 and a breakangle of 30.0:

*createmark elems 1 1-100
*createmark nodes 1 1-5
*segmentsetcreatewithfaces "test" 5 1 1 30.0 0 1

Incorrect usage results in a Tcl error. To detect errors, you can use the catch command:

if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
   # Handle error
}

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