hm_findadvancedselectiongroups

Finds advanced selection entities and separates them into selection method specific groups.

Syntax

hm_findadvancedselectiongroups entity_type mark_id ?method? ?angle?

HyperMesh Tcl Query

Finds advanced selection entities and separates them into selection method specific groups.

entity_type: The type of entity to query. Must be set to surfs.
mark_id: The ID of the mark of entities to query. Valid values are 1 and 2.
method: The advanced selection method. Valid values are:; "by attached"; by face"; "by face across t junctions"; This value can be omitted, in which case "by attached" is used.
angle: The feature angle value used for faces detection. The value can be omitted, in which case the default feature angle value is used.

To find all groups of connected surfaces:

*createmark surfs 1 all
hm_findadvancedselectiongroups surfs 1 "by attached"

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

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

2019