*createjointelement_twonoded
Creates a two-noded joint element.
Syntax
*createjointelement_twonoded type node1 node2 orientation o_node1 o_node2 o_system1 o_system2 property
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify
Description
Creates a two-noded joint element.
Inputs
- type
- Element type to create. Valid values are 1 and 25 through 33.
- node1
- The ID of the first node.
- node2
- The ID of the second node.
- orientation
- A flag indicating how the orientation of the element is defined. Valid values are:
- 0 - None.
- 1 - Systems.
- 2 - Nodes.
- o_node1
- The ID of the first orientation node. Ignore, if orientation is not 2.
- o_node2
- The ID of the second orientation node. Ignore, if orientation is not 1.
- o_system1
- The ID of the first orientation system. Ignore, if orientation is not 2.
- o_system2
- The ID of the second orientation system. Ignore, if orientation is not 1.
- property
- The ID of the property to assign to the element.
Examples
To create a two-noded joint element of type 25, using nodes 62 and 2, with systems 454 and
465 used for orientation, with no
property:
*createjointelement_twonoded 25 62 2 1 0 0 454 465 ""Errors
Incorrect usage results in a Tcl error. To
detect errors, you can use the catch
command:
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
# Handle error
}