*springos
Creates a spring element between two nodes using various orientation methods.
Syntax
*springos node_id1 node_id2 property_name vector_id direction_node_id orient_x orient_y orient_z orient_comps_flag system_id
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify
Description
Creates a spring element between two nodes using various orientation methods.
The orientation may be specified using either vector_id, direction_node_id, system_id or individual components (orient_x, orient_y, orient_z).
Inputs
- node_id1
- The ID of the first node.
- node_id2
- The ID of the second node.
- property_name
- The name of the property to assign to the element.
- vector_id
- The ID of the orientation vector assigned to the element.
- direction_node_id
- The ID of the direction node assigned to the element.
- orient_x
- The x-component of the orientation vector.
- orient_y
- The y-component of the orientation vector.
- orient_z
- The z-component of the orientation vector.
- orient_comps_flag
-
- 0 - Do not use individual components to define the orientation
- 1 - Use individual components to define the orientation
- system_id
- The ID of the orientation system assigned to the element.
Example
To create a spring element between node 100 and node 101 with property springprop, using node 51 as the orientation node:
*springos 100 101 "springprop" 0 51 0 0 0 0 0Errors
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