*createentitiesfromsource

Creates entities using an external source file.

Syntax

*createentitiesfromsource <option1>=<value1> <option2>=<value2> ... <optionN>=<valueN>

HyperMesh Tcl Modify

Creates entities using an external source file.

entitytype=<value>: The type of entity to create. Currently only supported for beamsects.
source=<file>: The path and file name to the source file.

Create beam sections using a csv file:

*createentitiesfromsource entitytype=beamsects source=C:/temp/beam_section.csv

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

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

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