hm_entitylist

Returns a list of names or IDs of all entities of the requested type.

Syntax

hm_entitylist entity_type name_or_id ?mode?

HyperMesh Tcl Query

Returns a list of names or IDs of all entities of the requested type.

entity_type: The type of entity to query.
name_or_id: The type of list to generate. Valid values are:; name - Return the list of names. Only named entity types support this option.; id - Return the list of IDs. All entity types support this option.
mode: An optional argument that specifies which entity types are returned:; active - Return only the active entities. This is the default if not specified.; all - Return both active and inactive entities.; inactive - Return only the inactive entities.

To get the list of node IDs:

hm_entitylist nodes id

To get the list of component names:

hm_entitylist comps name

Incorrect usage results in a Tcl error. To detect errors, you can use the catch command:

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

2019 – Added new optional mode argument.