*alternatefejointupdate

Updates FE joint elements for use with the OptiStruct FE solution sequence.

Syntax

*alternatefejointupdate mark_id type node1 node2 system1 system2 type_flag node_flag system1_flag system2_flag

HyperMesh Tcl Modify

Updates FE joint elements for use with the OptiStruct FE solution sequence.

mark_id: The ID of the mark containing the joint entities to update. Valid values are 1 and 2.
type: The type of FE joint element. Valid values are:; 42 - Ball. system1 and system2 must be specified as 0.; 43 - Revolute. system1 is mandatory, but system2 may be specified as 0.; 44 - Universal. system1 and system2 must be specified.
node1: The ID of the first FE joint node.
node2: The ID of the second FE joint node.
system1: The ID of the first FE joint system.
system2: The ID of the second FE joint system.
type_flag: Set to 1 to update type, 0 otherwise.
node_flag: Set to 1 to update node1 and node2, 0 otherwise.
system1_flag: Set to 1 to update system1, 0 otherwise.
system2_flag: Set to 1 to update system2, 0 otherwise.

To update revolute type FE joint elements 9 and 10 to be joints of type ball:

*createmark elements 1 9 10
*alternatefejointupdate 1 42 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Incorrect usage results in a Tcl error. To detect errors, you can use the catch command:

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

2017.1