*segregateByPatches

Creates components using the patches/clusters of connected shell elements.

Syntax

*segregateByPatches entity_type mark_id component_name

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify

Description

This command is used to find connected patches of elements and create separate components for the elements in each connected patch. The number of new components created will be equal to number of clusters of element patches.

For example, for element patches {1 2 3 4} {5 6 7 8 9} {10 11} there will be 3 new components created.

Inputs

entity_type: Must be set to elems.
mark_id: ID of the mark containing the input shell elements. Valid values are 1 and 2.
component_name: The maximum angle of the curved edge to the straight edge.

Example

To create new components from element patches in component ToSegregate:

*createmark elems 1 "by comp" ToSegregate
*segregateByPatches elems 1 ToSegregate

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

14.0.110