hm_getaverageelemsize
Returns the average element size for shell elements.
Syntax
hm_getaverageelemsize mark_id ?panel_sensitive? ?round?
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Query Command
Description
- quad elements: average size of one element = sqrt(1/2 * (longest diagonal) * (sum of the parallel altitudes))
- tria elements: average size of one element = sqrt(area)
The total average size is then calculated by summing each average size and dividing by the number of elements considered.
Inputs
- mark_id
- The ID of the mark containing the shell elements.
- panel_sensitive
- Can be used when multiple panel levels have been pushed, either using the shortcut function keys, or the hm_pushpanel command. This option determines whether to use the current panel or the previous panel for the operation. This option is relevant only when the mark has been created from a panel entity selector under the above conditions. Valid options are:
- round_to
- 0 - Round up to 3 significant digits (default).
Example
To get the average element size for elements 1-100:
*createmark elems 1 1-100
hm_getaverageelemsize 1
Errors
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
# Handle error
}