*CE_ConnectorAreaCreateFromList
Create area connector(s) at the specific location(s) by list with certain rules.
Syntax
*CE_ConnectorAreaCreateFromList entities entitylist width offset 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 list with certain rules.
Inputs
- entities
- Types that specify location of area connector(s).
- entitylist
- The list for lines or nodes.
- width
- The width of area connector(s).
- offset
- Create area connnector(s) offset this value from selected location.
- linkentity
- Type of entity to be added to the area connector as a link.
- 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.
- ce_rules
- Rule to specify if and how a link entity is to be added to a connector.
- ce_le_rule
- Rule that specifies how an entity is to be remembered by the connector.
- tol_flag
- Specifies if tolerance value is applicable.
- tolerance
- Specified to add entities only within the given tolerance from the connector.
- group
- Specified if to group after creation.
- param1
- For future use.
- param2
- For future use.
Examples
Create 2 area connector at line 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 and add nearest 2 of the four components
specified within a tolerance of 1.0. Remember the components by their IDs. do not group
connectors after creation.
*createlist(lines, 1) 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8
*createmark(components, 2) 21 23 24 27
*CE_ConnectorAreaCreateFromList(lines, 1, components, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1.0, 0, 0, 0.0)Each created area connector is displayed 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.