*scale_thickness

Syntax

*scale_thickness entity_type mark_id string_array number_of_strings

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify

Description

This command scales the thickness and sets the scaled thickness back to entity. This functionality is currently supported only in the Radioss and LS-DYNA user profiles.

Inputs

entity_type

The type of entity to scale. Currently only supported for elems.

mark_id

The ID of the mark that contains the entities to scale. Valid values are 1 and 2.

string_array

The ID of the string array that contains the array of input parameters. The string array is created using the *createstringarray command. This should always be set to 1.

Each argument can be either space or comma separated.

add : <value>

The value to add to the thickness of each entity. To subtract, use a negative value. If not specified, multiply must be used.

multiply : <value>

The value to multiply the thickness of each entity by. To divide, use a value less than one.

If not specified, add must be used.

MaxThickness : <value>

Used to limit the maximum thickness. Not mandatory.

MinThickness : <value>

Used to limit the minimum thickness. Not mandatory.

number_of_strings

Integer indicating the size (number of strings) in the string array created using *createstringarray.

Examples

Add 2 to the existing thickness of all elements in the model, with a minimum thickness of 10 and a maximum thickness of 20:

*createstringarray 3 "add : 2" "MinThickness : 10" "MaxThickness : 20"
*createmark elems 1 all
*scale_thickness elems 1 1 3

Multiply element 15-17 thicknesses by 0.5:

*createstringarray 1 "multiply: 0.5"
*createmark elems 1 15-17
*scale_thickness elems 1 1 1

Subtract 2 from the thickness of all elements:

*createstringarray 1 "add: -2"
*createmark elems 2 all
*scale_thickness elems 2 1 1

Errors

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

Version History

13.0