*createcirclefrompoints

Creates a circle or arc from 3 nodes.

Syntax

*createcirclefrompoints list_id circle_flag

HyperMesh Tcl Modify

This command creates a circle or arc from 3 nodes.

list_id: The ID of the list containing the nodes that define the circle. The order of the nodes is important if creating an arc.
cirlce_flag: 1 - Create a circle.; 2 - Create an arc.

To create a circle through nodes 100, 200 and 300:

*createlist nodes 1 100 200 300
*createcirclefrompoints 1 1

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

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