hm_getadvancedselectiontypes

Returns a list of valid advanced selection strings for the specified entity type and mode.

Syntax

hm_getadvancedselectiontypes entity_type ?mode?

HyperMesh Tcl Query

Returns a list of valid advanced selection strings for the specified entity type and mode.

entity_type: The entity type to query.
mode: Specifies whether to return only the advanced options exposed in the GUI (0, default), or all options including those currently only exposed via Tcl (1).

To get the list of all advanced selection strings valid for comps:

hm_getadvancedselectiontypes comps 1

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

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

2019