*compositesizedesvarupdate
Updates a composite size design variable.
Syntax
*compositesizedesvarupdate name type_flag integer_array number_of_integers mark_id
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify
Description
This command updates a composite size design variable that corresponds to a DCOMP card. The design variable can be updated using STACK IDs or properties of type PCOMP/PCOMPG.
Inputs
- name
- The name of the design variable to update.
- type_flag
- A flag indicating the type of design variable to update. Valid values are:
- 1 – stack
- 2 – property (PCOMP/PCOMPG)
- integer_array
- The ID of the integer array that contains the stack IDs. The integer array is created using the *createarray command. This should always be set to 1.
- number_of_integers
- Integer indicating the size (number of stacks) in the integer array created using *createarray.
- mark_id
- If type_flag is set to 2, this is the ID of the mark containing those properties.
Examples
To update a composite size design variable dc1 using stack IDs 15, 16, 17 and
18:
*createarray 4 15 16 17 18
*compositesizedesvarupdate "dc1" 1 1 4 0
To update a composite size design variable dc2 using properties pcomp1 and
pcomp2:
*createmark properties 1 "pcomp1" "pcomp2"
*compositesizedesvarupdate "dc2" 2 1 0 1
Errors
Incorrect usage results in a Tcl error. To
detect errors, you can use the catch
command:
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
# Handle error
}
Version History
10.0