hm_highlightmark

Control the highlighting of a mark of entities.

Syntax

hm_highlightmark entity_type mark_id highlight ?panel_sensitive?

Type

HyperMesh Tcl GUI Command

Description

Control the highlighting of a mark of entities.

Inputs

entity_type
The type of entity to control the highlighting for.
mark_id
The ID of the entity mark. Valid values are 1 and 2.
highlight
The state of the highlighting. Valid values are:
  • l, low or lowlight - set to low (gray) highlighting
  • n, norm or normal - set to normal (no) highlighting
  • h, high or highlight - set to high (white) highlighting
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 list has been created from a panel entity selector under the above conditions. Valid options are:
  • 0 - Use the previous panel (default).
  • 1 - Use the current panel.

Example

To display a mark of elements in a low state:

*createmarkpanel elems 1 "Select the elements"
hm_highlightmark elems 1 "low"

Errors

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