*freeshapesideconstraintsbarrierupdatebyblocks

Updates the side constraints of a free shape design variable using blocks and also updates the ID of the component specified as the barrier.

Syntax

*freeshapesideconstraintsbarrierupdatebyblocks mark_id name comp_id

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify

Description

This command updates the side constraint bounds of a free shape design variable automatically by using the selected blocks. If any of the bounds need to be blank, use the command *freeshapesideconstraintsbarrierupdatemanual.

Inputs

mark_id: The mark ID containing blocks. Valid values are 1 and 2.
name: Name of the free shape design variable.
comp_id: The barrier ID, consisting of shell elements.

Example

To use block IDs 1 and 2 to update the side constraints of free shape design variable fsh1 and barrier component ID 10:

*createmark blocks 1 1 2
*freeshapesideconstraintsbarrierupdatebyblocks 1 "fsh1" 10

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

9.0