*topographypatternvaluesupdate

Updates the pattern grouping options for a topography design variable.

Syntax

*topographypatternvaluesupdate name anchornode firstgrid secondgrid beadtype ucyc cords numcords

HyperMesh Tcl Modify

Updates the pattern grouping options for a topography design variable.

name: The name of the design variable.
anchornode: Bead anchor node; 0 - If no anchor node exists or if coordinates are used for defining the anchor node.
firstgrid: Grid ID that determines the direction of the first vector.; 0 - If the first vector does not exist or if coordinates are used for defining the first grid.
secondgrid: Grid ID that determines a second plane of symmetry.; 0 - If there is no second plane of symmetry or if coordinates are used for defining the second grid.
beadtype: Bead type. This parameter is the same as the field that immediately follows PATRN on the DTPG card. For more information about this field, refer to the OptiStruct online help.
ucyc: Number of repetitions for cyclical symmetry.; 0 - If there is no cyclic symmetry.
cords: An array containing the anchor, first and second node coordinates such that cord[0], cords[1], and cords[2] are the x, y, and z coordinates of the anchor node, respectively, and so on.
numcords: Number of coordinate values ( =9 always).

Using only node IDs:

*createdoublearray(9) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*topographypatternvaluesupdate("dv1",3,1,2,20,0,1,9)

Using coordinates for anchor node and IDs for the first and second grid:

*createdoublearray(9) 1.7 2.3 4.9 0 0 0 0 0 0
*topographypatternvaluesupdate("dv1",0,1,2,20,0,1,9)