*hmmeshspin

Within the automeshing module, generates quad or tria elements using a surfaceless algorithm. Can only be used with *surfacemode(3) and one of the *spin...toformsurface() commands.

Syntax

*hmmeshspin quads

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify

Description

Within the automeshing module, generates quad or tria elements using a surfaceless algorithm. Can only be used with *surfacemode(3) and one of the *spin...toformsurface() commands.

Inputs

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

Example

This example spins line 4 forty-five degrees about the given axis to identify a region approximating a surface of revolution, and without actually making a surface, creates 150 elements (15 on the line and 10 on the spin).

*surfacemode(3)
*createlist(lines,1) 4
*createlist(nodes,1)
*createplane(1,0.6757,0.0,0.0,860.0,0.0, 332.0)
*spinlinetoformsurface(1,1,1,45.0)
  *setedgemeshparams(0,15,0)
  *setedgemeshparams(1,10,0)
  *setedgemeshparams(2,15,0)
  *setedgemeshparams(3,10,0)
  *hmmeshspin(1)
  *storeAMelemstodatabase(0)
*ameshclearsurface()
*surfacemode(3) tells the automesher not to expect an actual surface.

The densities specified by the *setedgemeshparams() commands must be equal for opposite edges.

Errors

None.