hm_getmass

Returns the mass, volume and area of the selected elements or components.

Syntax

hm_getmass entity_type mark_id ?mass_type?

HyperMesh Tcl Query

This command returns the mass, volume and area of the selected elements or components.

entity_type: The type of entities to consider. Valid values are elems and comps.
mark_id: The ID of the mark. Valid values are 1 and 2.
mass_type: The type of mass to output.; 0 – All mass values; 2 – structural mass; 3 – non-structural mass; 4 – rigid mass; 5 – lumped mass; 6 – transferred mass; 7 – engineering mass; 8 – distributed mass

To get the mass for elements 1-100:

*createmark elems 1 1-100
set temp [hm_getmass elems 1]
set mass [lindex $temp 0]
set vol [lindex $temp 1]
set area [lindex $temp 2]

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

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

10.0

2019 - Added new optional mass_type argument.