*specialelements
Creates special elements like gasket elements between a source and target, or updates penta/hexa elements to special elements like gasket elements.
Syntax
*specialelements source_entity_type target_entity_type ?option1=<value1>? ?option2=<value2>? ... ?optionN=<valueN>?
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command
Description
reates special elements like gasket elements between a source and target, or updates penta/hexa elements to special elements like gasket elements.
Inputs
- source_entity_type
- The source entity type. Valid values are surfs, elems and faces.
- target_entity_type
- The target entity type. Valid values are surfs, elems and faces.
- option=<value>
- The following options are available and can be provided in any order:
Example
Create special elements between surfaces 4 and 2, with size 10 and 3 layers:
*createmark surfs 1 4
*createmark surfs 2 2
*specialelements surfs surfs SourceMark=1 TargetMark=2 ElemSize=10 NumLayers=3 DestinationComp=1 CreatePropMat=1
Update penta/hexa elements 101-110 to special elements:
*createmark elems 1 101-110
*specialelements elems elems SourceMark=1 TargetMark=2
Errors
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
# Handle error
}
Version History
2017.1