*xelem_bysetid

Creates a new element(/XELEM) of config 27 and type 1 using a node set.

Syntax

*xelem_bysetid node_set_id

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify

Description

Creates a new element(/XELEM) of config 27 and type 1 using a node list.. This is currently only supported for Radioss.

Inputs

node_set_id
The ID of the node set to create the element from. The set must be an ordered node set of type /GRNOD/NODENS, and must contain at least two nodes.

Examples

Create a xelem element with ordered node set of ID 5:

*xelem_bysetid 5

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

2019