*unmaskentitiesincollector

Syntax

*unmaskentitiesincollector entity_type mark_id flag_1 flag_2 flag_3 flag_4 flag_5 flag_6

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

This command unmasks the entities contained within the collectors of entity_type that are on mark_id. Valid mark_ids are 1 and 2. Only entities in displayed collectors may be unmasked.

The six flag arguments indicate the type of entities to unmask within the specified collectors. If the flag is set to 1, that entity is unmasked. If the flag is set to 0, that entity is not modified. Currently supported entity_types and flags are:

Inputs

comps

flag_1- elements

flag_2- points

flag_3- lines

flag_4- surfaces

flag_5- solids

flag_6- connectors

groups

flag_1 - master elements

flag_2- slave elements

flag_3through flag_6 are not used.

loadcols

flag_1- loads

flag_2- equations

flag_3through flag_6 are not used.

multibodies

flag_1- ellipsoids

flag_2- mbjoints

flag_2 - mbplanes

flag_4 through flag_6 are not used

Examples

To unmask all of the points and surfaces in the displayed components:

*createmark components 1 displayed
*unmaskentitiesincollector comps 1 0 1 0 1 0 0

To unmask all ellipsoids and mbjoints in all multibodies:

*createmark multibodies 2 all
*unmaskentitiesincollector multibodies 2 1 1 0 0 0 0

Errors

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

if { [ catch {*unmaskentitiesincollector comps 3 1 1 1 1 1 1} ] } {
# Handle error
}

Version History

9.0