*morphsculptmesh3

Sculpts the affected elements according to the selected tools and parameters, optionally using a finite element solver to resolve the mesh stretching.

Syntax

*morphsculptmesh3 e_entity_type e_mark_id s_entity_type s_mark_id t_entity_type t_mark_id n_entity_type n_mark_id tool t_vec t_line_list t_node_list t_plane xbase ybase zbase tsize offset path p_line_list p_node_list p_xyz p_nxyz s_vec push remesh solver con comp mode

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify

Description

This command sculpts the elements on the first mark according to the various parameters. Sculpting is treated as a morph and can be undone and redone.

Note that you must always create all marks, lists, vectors, and the plane before *morphsculptmesh3, even if they are not used. Make sure the vectors and the plane are non-zero.

Inputs

e_entity_type: Must be set to elems.
e_mark_id: Mark ID of elements to be sculpted. Valid values are 1 and 2.
s_entity_type: Must be set to surfs.
s_mark_id: Mark ID of surfaces defining the sculpting tool (tool 5). Valid values are 1 and 2.
t_entity_type: Must be set to elems.
t_mark_id: Mark ID of elements defining the sculpting tool (tool 6). Valid values are 1 and 2.
n_entity_type: Must be set to nodes.
n_mark_id: Mark ID of the fixed nodes. If using a finite element solver, the stretching of the mesh will occur between the nodes which are sculpted and the fixed nodes. Valid values are 1 and 2.
tool: 0 - ball; 1 - cone; 2 - cylinder; 3 - line from line list; 4 - plane; 5 - surfaces; 6 - mesh; 7 - line from nodes
t_vec: ID of the orientation vector for cylinder tool (tool 2), created using *createvector . Valid values are 1 and 2.
t_line_list: ID of the line list for line tool (tool 3), created using *createlist. Valid values are 1 and 2.
t_node_list: ID of the node list for node tool (tool 3) and line sculpting tool (tool 7), created using *createlist. Valid values are 1 and 2.
t_plane: ID of plane for plane tool (tool 4), created using *createplane. Valid values are 1 and 2.
xbase: X-coordinate of reference point for positioning line, surface, and mesh tools (tool 3, 5, and 6).
ybase: Y-coordinate of reference point for positioning line, surface, and mesh tools (tool 3, 5, and 6).
zbase: Z-coordinate of reference point for positioning line, surface, and mesh tools (tool 3, 5, and 6).
tsize: Radius for ball and cylinder tools; Angle for cone tool; Taper angle for line, surface, and mesh tools
offset: Amount of offset for tool in sculpting direction.
path: 0 - Along node list - smooth (using p_node_list ); 1 - Along line list (using p_line_list and p_node_list); 2 - Along list of coordinates - smooth (using p_xyz andp_nxyz)
p_line_list: ID of the line list for path, created using *createlist. Valid values are 1 and 2.
p_node_list: ID of the node list for path, created using *createlist. Valid values are 1 and 2.
p_xyz: ID of array of doubles, created using *createdoublearray. This should be set to 1. The format for this array is that the first three doubles are the x, y, and z coordinates of the first point along the path, the next three doubles are the xyz coordinates of the second point along the path, and so forth.
p_nxyz: The number of doubles in p_xyz.
s_vec: ID of the vector for the sculpting direction, created using *createvector. Valid values are 1 and 2.
push: 0 - Pull; 1 - Push
remesh: 0 - Do not remesh; 1 - Remesh (not supported); 2 - Interactive mode; 3 - Interactive mode with remesh (not supported)
solver: 0 - Use mesh compression to determine mesh stretching; 1 - Use linear analysis to determine mesh stretching (OptiStruct). Automatically generate properties and materials for the affected elements.; 2 - Use nonlinear analysis to determine mesh stretching (Radioss). Automatically generate properties and materials for the affected elements.; 3 - Use linear analysis (as 1 above) but use existing properties and materials; 4 - Use nonlinear analysis (as 2 above) but use existing properties and materials
con: 0 - Do not use constraints; 1 - Use constraints
comp: 0.0 - 1.0 - If using fractional compression, this is the maximum amount of mesh compression allowed per element (1.0 allows full compression and elements may become flat, 0.5 allows 50% compression).; > 0.0 - If using distance-based compression, this is the distance, in model units, from the tool through which all compression will be applied.; Not used when sculpting using a finite element solver.
mode: 0 - Sculpt along vector using fractional compression; 1 - Sculpt along vector using distance-based compression; 2 - To sculpt normal to mesh using fractional compression; 3 - To sculpt normal to mesh using distance-based compression; 4 - To sculpt with smoothed normals using fractional compression; 5 - To sculpt with smoothed normals using distance-based compression; 6 - To sculpt with cfd corners for normals using fractional compression; 7 - To sculpt with cfd corners for normals using distance-based compression; Note that sculpting normal to the mesh requires that shell elements be included in the affected elements. If solid elements are covered with a layer of shell elements then the solid elements will be sculpted as well.

Example

To sculpt all elements using a ball of size 5.0 normal to the mesh using linear analysis and automatic properties:

*createmark elems 1 "all"
*createmark surfs 1
*createmark elems 2
*createmark nodes 1 12 13 14 15
*createlist lines 1
*createlist nodes 1
*createlist lines 2 12
*createlist nodes 2
*createvector 1 1.0 0.0 0.0
*createplane 1,1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
*createdoublearray 0
*createvector 2 16.9220 -3.7030 -25.1660
*morphsculptmesh3 elems 1 surfs 1 elems 2 nodes 1 0 1 1 1 1 7027 5.0 0.0 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 2

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

2019