*createentity
Create a new entity with specified data.
Syntax
*createentity entity_type ?name1=value1? ?name2=value2? ... ?name3=valueN?
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify
Description
Create a new entity with specified data. Data names only are allowed to be set.
There are also a few limitations to this command:
- Attributes are not supported.
- STATUS is not supported.
Inputs
- entity_type
- Entity type to create.
- <name>=<value>
- The name=value data name and/or attribute pairs that define the relevant data for the entity. For attributes, this can be either the attribute name or ID.
Examples
Create a set with a default set type and name.
*createentity sets
Create a set of type nodes and node IDs
1-4:
*createentity sets type=nodes ids={1 2 3 4}
Create a set with name set1, cardimage
GRNOD:
*createentity sets name=set1 cardimage=GRNOD
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
13.0