*springfournoded
Creates a spring element between four nodes using an orientation vector.
Syntax
*springfournoded node_id1 node_id2 node_id3 node_id4 dof property_name vector_id
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify
Description
Creates a spring element between four nodes using an orientation vector. It will have config 24 and type 1 connecting node1 to node2, node1 to node3 and node1 to node4. This is supported for Radioss only.
Inputs
- node_id1
- The ID of the first node.
- node_id2
- The ID of the second node.
- node_id3
- The ID of the third node.
- node_id4
- The ID of the fourth node.
- dof
- The degree of freedom for the element.
- property_name
- The name of the property to assign to the element.
- vector_id
- The ID of the orientation vector assigned to the element.
Example
To create a four noded spring element between nodes 100, 101, 102 and 103 with DOF 2, property jointprop and orientation vector ID 51:
*springfournoded 100 101 102 103 2 jointprop 51Errors
Incorrect usage results in a Tcl error. To
detect errors, you can use the catch
command:
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
# Handle error
}Version History
14.0.130