*translatemark
Translates a selection of entities along a vector.
Syntax
*translatemark entity_type mark_id vector_id distance
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command
Description
This command translates a selection of entities along a vector.
Inputs
- entity_type
- The type of entity to translate.
- mark_id
- The ID of the mark containing the entities. Valid values are 1 and 2.
- vector_id
- The ID of the vector to use for the translation. This is defined using the *createvector command.
- distance
- The distance to translate.
Example
To translate node 1 5 units along the y-axis:
*createvector 1 0.0 1.0 0.0
*createmark nodes 1 1
*translatemark nodes 1 1 5.0
Errors
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
# Handle error
}