*springsosupdate

Syntax

*springsosupdate mark_id property_flag propery_name vector_flag vector_id direction_node_id orient_x orient_y orient_z orient_comps_flag system_id update_orient_flag

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify

Description

Updates a spring element 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

mark_id

The ID of the mark containing the spring elements to update.

property_flag

• 0 - Do not update property_name
• 1 - Update property_name

property_name

The name of the property to assign to the element.

vector_flag

• 0 - Do not update the orientation vector
• 1 - Update the orientation vector

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.

update_orient_flag

• 0 - Do not update the orientation vector's component or system
• 1 - Update the orientation vector's component or system

Example

To update spring element s16, 17, and 18 to have property sprate, and an orientation vector with components 10,11,12:

*createmark elements 1 16 17 18
*springsosupdate 1 1 "sprate" 1 0 0 10 11 12 1 0 1

Errors

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

Version History

14.0