*morphupdateshapes

Syntax

*morphupdateshapes entity_type mark_id mode

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify

Description

This command can convert shapes to node, handle, or morph volume perturbations, convert shapes to load collectors and vice-versa, or correct shapes after perturbations are found on duplicate nodes or handles due to various operations.

Inputs

entity_type

Must be set to shapes or loadcols.

mark_id

The ID of the mark containing the shapes or loadcols. Valid values are 1 and 2.

mode

• 0 - Convert shape to handle perturbations
• 1 - Convert shape to node perturbations
• 2 - Add duplicate perturbations
• 3 - Average duplicate perturbations
• 4 - Convert shapes to forces
• 5 - Convert forces to shapes
• 6 - Convert shapes to temperatures
• 7 - Convert temperatures to shapes
• 8 - Convert shapes to pressures
• 9 - Convert pressures to shapes
• 10 - Converts all shapes and morphs on undo/redo list to node perturbations
• 11 - Convert shapes to enforced displacements
• 12 - Convert enforced displacements to shapes
• 13 – Convert shapes to morph volume handle perturbations
• 14 – Convert shapes to pressures. This creates pressures in the normal direction on all elements touching perturbed nodes.
• 15 – Convert shapes to pressures. This creates pressures in the direction of the perturbation only on elements with all nodes perturbed.
• 16 – Convert shapes to pressures. This creates pressures in the normal direction only on elements with all nodes perturbed.
• 17 – Convert shapes to enforced displacements. This constrains the XYZ directions with zero perturbations.

Example

To convert all shapes for the mesh into force type load collectors:

*createmark shapes 1 "all"
*morphupdateshapes shapes 1 4

Errors

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

if { [ catch {*morphupdateshapes...} ] } {
   # Handle error
}