*CE_ConnectorCreateWithRules

Creates connector(s) at the specified location(s) with defined rules.

Syntax

*CE_ConnectorCreateWithRules entities markmask entity entitymark ent_state ce_rules ce_le_rule tol_flag tolerance num_ents

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify

Description

Creates connector(s) at the specified location(s) with defined rules.

Inputs

entities
Types that specify location of connector(s).
  • Nodes
  • Points
markmask
The mark for nodes or points.
entity
The entity type to be added to the connector as a link:
  • nodes
  • elems
  • tags
  • surfs
  • comps
entitymark
Mark of entities to add to the connector as links.
ent_state
Specifies whether geometry or FE gets precedence during realization of connector. Applicable to components and surfaces only.
  • 0 - geoms
  • 1 - elems
ce_rules
Rule to specify if and how a link entity is to be added to a connector.
  • 0 - none
  • 1 - now
  • 2 - at fe realize
ce_le_rule
Rule that specifies how an entity is to be remembered by the connector.
  • 0 - none
  • 1 - use ID
  • 2 - use name
tol_flag
Specifies if tolerance value is applicable.
  • 0 - Use default.
  • 1 - Use specified value.
tolerance
Specified to add entities only with in the given tolerance from the specified connector (same as search radius in fe realize panel).
num_ents
Total number of entities to add/update connector (connectors thickness (2T, 3T, etc.) value).

Examples

Create a connector at point 1 and add nearest 2 of the four components specified within a tolerance of 1.0. Components need to be connected through elements in them and not geometry if connector is realized. Remember the components by their IDs. 
*createmark(points, 1) 1
*createmark(components, 2) 21 23 24 27
*CE_ConnectorCreateWithRules(points, 1, components, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1.0, 2)

Created connector is displayed as a cylinder and only the closest two components are added to it. The total number of layers defined at the connector is 2.