hm_findadvancedselectiongroups

Finds advanced selection entities and separates them into selection method specific groups.

Syntax

hm_findadvancedselectiongroups entity_type mark_id ?method? ?angle?

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Query Command

Description

Finds advanced selection entities and separates them into selection method specific groups.

Inputs

entity_type
The type of entity to query. Must be set to surfs.
mark_id
The ID of the mark of entities to query. Valid values are 1 and 2.
method
The advanced selection method. Valid values are:
"by attached"
by face"
"by face across t junctions"
This value can be omitted, in which case "by attached" is used.
angle
The feature angle value used for faces detection. The value can be omitted, in which case the default feature angle value is used.

Examples

To find all groups of connected surfaces:

*createmark surfs 1 all
hm_findadvancedselectiongroups surfs 1 "by attached"

Errors

Incorrect usage results in a Tcl error. To detect errors, you can use the catch command:
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
   # Handle error
}

Version History

2019