*solidcone

Create a full or partial cone or cylindrical solid.

Syntax

*solidcone base_x base_y base_z mvec_x mvec_y mvec_z nvec_x nvec_y nvec_z base_radius top_radius aspect_ratio start_angle end_angle height

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

This command creates a full or partial cone or cylindrical solid.

Inputs

base_x, base_y, base_z: base_x, base_y, base_z
mvec_x, mvec_y, mvec_z: The x, y and z coordinates specifying the major axis vector direction from the base location.
nvec_x, nvec_y, nvec_z: The x, y and z coordinates specifying the normal vector (along the length) from the base location.
base_radius: The radius of the bottom of the cone/cylinder (at the major axis in case of elliptical cone or cylinder).; If the top_radius and base_radius are equal, this creates a cylindrical solid.
top_radius: The radius of the top of the cone/cylinder (at the major axis in case of elliptical cone or cylinder).; If the top_radius and base_radius are equal, this creates a cylindrical solid.
aspect_ratio: A value less than 1.0 creates an elliptical cone/cylinder. A value smaller than 1.0 indicates a more elliptical shape.; Must be > 0.0.
start_angle: The angle at which the cone/cylinder starts (0.0 to < end_angle). 0.0 starts at major axis.
end_angle: The angle at which the cone/cylinder ends (> start_angle to 360.0)
height: The height of the cone/cylinder.

Example

To create a full elliptical cone solid with center at (0,0,0), with major axis vector (1,0,0), normal axis vector (0,0,1), base radius of 20, top radius of 10, ratio between minor and major axis of 0.5, and a height of 30:

*solidcone 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 20 10 0.5 0 360 30

Errors

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

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