hm_getplanepanel
Provides a panel to define a plane.
Syntax
hm_getplanepanel ?message? ?default_value? ?node_coordinates?
Type
HyperMesh Tcl GUI Command
Description
Provides a panel to define a plane. A list with two sublists is returned from this command when successfully executed: {{normal_x normal_y normal_z} {base_x base_y base_z}}
If the node_coordinates option is enabled, if the user has defined the plane using N1N2N3, the coordinates of those nodes are also returned as: {{normal_x normal_y normal_z} {base_x base_y base_z}} {n1_x n1_y n1_z n2_x n2_y n2_z n3_x n3_y n3_z}
Inputs
- ?message?
- Optional string to show in the status bar when entering the panel.
- ?default_value?
- Optional default value to set the entity filter to when entering the panel. message must be specified to use this option.
- ?node_coordinates?
- 0 - Do not output node coordinates for N1N2N3 selection (default if not specified)
Example
To get a plane definition from a user:
set plane [hm_getplanepanel "Please define a plane"]
foreach {nx ny nz} [lindex [lindex $plane 0] 0] {}
foreach {bx by bz} [lindex [lindex $plane 0] 1] {}
Errors
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
# Handle error
}
Version History
12.0.110
2017.1 - Added new option default_value.
2020.1 - Added new option node_coordinates.