hm_flangedetectiongetflangedetails

Syntax

hm_flangedetectiongetflangedetails index

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Query Command

Description

Returns details about a specific flange. This must be preceded by a call to hm_flangedetectionfindflanges.

entity_type dimension detection_type {entities list elements/surfaces} {ordered free boundary nodes/lines} {ordered connected boundary nodes/lines} min_width max_width length has_holes is_infinite

entity_type

0 - FE

1 - Geometry

dimension

0 - 2D

1 - 3D

detection_type

0 - By shape

1 - By proximity

has_holes

0 - Does not have holes

1 - Has holes

is_infinite

0 - Is not infinite

1 - Is infinite (no feature at connected side)

Inputs

index

The index of the flange to get details for, starting from 0.

Examples

To find 2D flanges from elements in all components, using a min width of 2, a max width of 20 and a feature angle of 20, and write out all flange details to a file named C:/temp/flanges.txt:

set flangesfile [open "C:/temp/flanges.txt" "w"]
*createmark comps 1 all
hm_flangedetectioninit comps 1
hm_flangedetectionsetparams min_width=2.0 max_width=20 feature_angle=20
hm_flangedetectionfindflanges 1
set n [hm_flangedetectiongetnumberofflanges]
if { $n > 0 } {
    puts $flangesfile "Number of flanges = $n"
    puts $flangesfile "Flanges details"
    for {set i 0} {$i < $n} {incr i} {
        puts $flangesfile "$i details = [hm_flangedetectiongetflangedetails $i]"
        puts $flangesfile "$i midline = [hm_flangedetectiongetflangemidline $i offset_dist=0]"
    }
    hm_flangedetectionfindmates min_search_dist=0 max_search_dist=10
    set m [hm_flangedetectiongetnumberofmatinggroups]
    if { $m > 0 } {
        for {set i 0} {$i < $m} {incr i} {
            puts $flangesfile "$i = [hm_flangedetectiongetmatinggroupdetails $i]"
        }
    } else {
        puts $flangesfile "Flange mates not detected."
    }
} else {
    puts $flangesfile "Flanges not detected."
}
hm_flangedetectionend
close $flangesfile

Errors

if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
   # Handle error
}

Version History

2019