*hmmeshskin

Within the automeshing module, generates quad or tria elements using a surfaceless algorithm that approximates a skin surface. Can only be used together with *surfacemode(3) and *skinsurface().

Syntax

*hmmeshskin quads

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify

Description

Within the automeshing module, generates quad or tria elements using a surfaceless algorithm that approximates a skin surface. Can only be used together with *surfacemode(3) and *skinsurface().

Inputs

quads: If nonzero, specifies that the created elements should be quads.

Example

This example identifies a region in the shape of a skin surface across lines 1, 2, 3, and 4 and then creates 50 quad elements:

*surfacemode(3)
*createlist(lines,1) 1 2 3 4
*skinsurface(1,1)
  *setedgemeshparams(0,10,0)
  *setedgemeshparams(1,5,0)
  *setedgemeshparams(2,10,0)
  *setedgemeshparams(3,5,0)
  *hmmeshskin(1)
  *storeAMelemstodatabase(0)
*ameshclearsurface()

The densities specified by the commands must be equal for opposite edges. *surfacemode(3) tells the automesher not to expect an actual surface.

Errors

None.