*segmentsetcreatewithshells

Creates a segment set using 1D or 2D elements.

Syntax

*segmentsetcreatewithshells name color mark_id reverse_normals

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Creates a segment set using 1D or 2D elements.

Inputs

name
The name of the segment set to update.
color
The color of the segment set. Valid values are 1-64.
mark_id
The ID of the mark containing the elements to add. Valid values are 1 and 2.
reverse_normals
Create segment set:
0 - Along element normal
1 - Opposite element normal

Examples

To create a segment set named "test" with elements 1-100:
*createmark elems 1 1-100
*segmentsetcreatewithshells "test" 5 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

2020