hm_marktotable

Creates a named mark table and populates it with the entities on a mark.

Syntax

hm_marktotable entity_type mark_id table_name ?panel_sensitive? ?force?

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Query

Description

Creates a named mark table and populates it with the entities on a mark.

Tables are not stored within a HyperMesh file. When the current model is deleted or a new model is loaded, all tables are cleared. If a table contains an entity that is subsequently deleted, the entity is removed from the table.

Inputs

entity_type: The type of entity mark to create the table for.
mark_id: The ID of the mark containing the entities. Valid values are 1 and 2.
table_name: The name of the table to create. If a table with this name already exists, it will be replaced with the new table.
panel_sensitive: Can be used when multiple panel levels have been pushed, either using the shortcut function keys, or the hm_pushpanel command. This option determines whether to use the current panel or the previous panel for the operation. This option is relevant only when the list has been created from a panel entity selector under the above conditions. Valid options are:; 0 – Use the previous panel (default).; 1 – Use the current panel.
force: 0 – Do not create the table if the mark is empty (default).; 1 – Create the table if the mark is empty.

Example

To find all displayed elements that contain free edges and split them:

*createmark comps 1 "displayed"
*findedges comps 1 0
*createmarklast elems 1
hm_marktotable elems 1 plot_table
*findmark elems 1 1 0 nodes 0 1
*findmark nodes 1 1 0 elems 0 1
foreach elem_id [hm_getmark elems $elem_mark] {
if {[hm_tablelookup plot_table $elem_id] == 0} {
*appendmark elems 2 $elem_id
}
}
*splitelements 4 2
hm_markclear elems 1
hm_markclear nodes 1
hm_tableclearall

Errors

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

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