*setelementcheckmethod
Sets the method (solver) used for calculating specific element quality check parameters which are generally those used by an FE solver.
Syntax
*setelementcheckmethod check_name method
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command
Description
This command sets the method (solver) used for calculating specific element quality check parameters which are generally those used by an FE solver. For the available element quality check parameters, their meaning and allowable values for each quality check parameter, see *elementchecksettings.
Setting the "solver" parameter to a valid FE solver ID results in setting of the "global" solver mode. This means that most of the element quality checks (aspect_2d, aspect_3d, skew_2d, skew_3d, angle, warpage, taper, chord, tetcollapse, timestep ) are set to use the specified FE solver methods.
Inputs
- check_name
- Specifies the interrogated element quality check parameter. Valid values are:
- angle
- aspect_2d
- aspect_3d
- chord_dev
- jacobian_2d
- jacobian_3d
- min_len_2d
- min_len_3d
- skew_2d
- skew_3d
- solver
- taper
- tetra_collapse
- time_step
- warpage
- method
- Specifies the ID of the method to be used for the specified element quality check parameter. See *elementchecksettings for allowable method IDs for specific element quality checks.
Example
Example of usage of the command applied to 3D Jacobian. The method is temporarily being set to use corner elements points for the Jacobian. After execution, the previous Jacobian method is restored.
set integration_points 0
set corner_points_method 1
set old_jacobian_method [hm_getelementcheckmethod "jacobian_3d"]
*setelementcheckmethod "jacobian_3d" $corner_points_method
...
*setelementcheckmethod "jacobian_3d" $old_jacobian_methodErrors
None.
Version History
10-SA1-110
2020 - Value 5 (Nastran) is now supported for check_name aspect_2d.