*springsupdate

Updates the properties of spring elements.

Syntax

*springsupdate mark dofflag dof propertyflag property vectorflag vectorid

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Updates the properties of spring elements.

Inputs

mark
The ID of the mark which contains the spring elements to be updated.
dofflag
Set to 1 if the dofs should be updated, otherwise 0.
dof
The degree of freedom which the spring elements should be updated to (one digit of 1-6).
propertyflag
Set to 1 if the property should be updated, otherwise 0.
property
The property to which the element should point.
Vectorflag
Set to 1 if the vector should be updated, otherwise 0.
vectorid
The ID of the orientation vector associated with the spring element.

Example

To update spring element 16, 17, and 18 to have a degree of freedom of 3 and a property reference to sprate, without an orientation vector:

*createmark(elements,1) 16 17 18
*springsupdate(1,1,3,1,"sprate",0)

Errors

None.