*create_shell_mesh_features

Generates plot elements between 2D elements.

Syntax

*create_shell_mesh_features entity_type mark_id feature_angle reserved

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify

Description

Generates plot elements between 2D elements whose normals exceed the a specific angle. Connects features to the boundary or to other features, trying to create convex areas. All features generated are placed into a component named ^feature.

Connected features are created by default for interactive and automatic elements remesh.

Inputs

entity_type

Entity type containing the 2D elements. Valid values are:

comps
elems

mark_id

The ID of the mark containing the entities. Valid values are 1 and 2.

feature_angle

The maximum angle allowed between any two plate elements before a plot element is generated between the shared sides of the two elements.

reserved

Reserved for future use. Must be set to 0.

Examples

To create connected lines representing features on the component named "hood" based on a 30.0 degree feature angle:

*createmark components,1 hood
*create_shell_mesh_features component 1 30.0 0

Errors

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

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

Version History

11.0