*CE_ConnectorAreaCreate

Create area connector(s) at the specific location(s) by mark with certain rules.

Syntax

*CE_ConnectorAreaCreate entities entitymark linkentity linkmark ent_state ce_rules ce_le_rule tol_flag tolerance group param1 param2

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify

Description

Create area connector(s) at the specific location(s) by mark with certain rules.

Inputs

entities: Types that specify location of area connector(s):; Elems; Surfs
entitymark: The mark for elements or surfaces.
linkentity: Type of entity to be added to the area connector as a link:; Surfs; Comps
linkmark: Mark of surfaces or components to add to the area connector as links.
ent_state: Specifies whether geometry or element gets precedence during realization of connector. Currently, only element is supported.; 0 - Geometry.; 1 - Element.
ce_rules: Rule to specify if and how a link entity is to be added to a connector.; 0 - None.; 1 - Now.; 2 - A fe realize.
ce_le_rule: Rule that specifies how an entity is to be remembered by the connector.; 0 - None.; 1 - Use ID.; 2 - Use name.
tol_flag: Specifies if tolerance value is applicable.; 0 - Use default.; 1 - Use specified value.
tolerance: Specified to add entities only with in the given tolerance from the specified connector.
group: Specified if do group after creation.; 0 - Do not group.; 1 - Group.
param1: For future use.
param2: For future use.

Examples

This example creates 2 area connector at elements 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 and add nearest 2 of the four components specified within a tolerance of 1.0, remembers the components by their IDs, and does not group connectors after creation.

*createmark(elems, 1) 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8
*createmark(components, 2) 21 23 24 27
*CE_ConnectorAreaCreate(elems, 1, components, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1.0, 0, 0, 0.0)

Each created area connector displays as a plane with cylinders located at the corners, and only the closest two components are added to it. The total number of layers defined at each area connector is 2.