*splitsolidelements

Divides the given solid elements into hexa or tetra elements.

Syntax

*splitsolidelements markmask splittype

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Divides the given solid elements into hexa or tetra elements.

Inputs

markmask
The mark of solid elements to be split.
splittype
  • A code that indicates the type of split to perform.
  • 1 - splits a hexa into 8 hexas
  • 2 - splits a hexa into 5 or 6 tetras
  • 3 - splits a hexa into 24 tetras

Example

To split solid elements 100 through 110 into hexas: 

*createmark(elements,1) 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108
   109 110
*splitsolidelements(1, 1)

The *createmark() directive is required for this command.

Errors

None.