*laminateupdate

Syntax

*laminateupdate stack_convention_flag stack_convention repeat_flag repeat_number laminate_config_flag laminate_config list_flag list_id interface_plies_flag interface_plies rows cols system_id

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify

Description

Updates one or more laminate entities.

Inputs

mark_id: The ID of the mark containing the laminates to update. Valid values are 1 and 2.
stack_convention_flag: 0 - Do not update the stack convention.; 1 - Update the stack convention.
stack_convention: The laminate stack convention. Valid values are:; 0 - Total; 1 - Membrane; 2 - Bending; 3 - Smear; 4 - Smear core; 5 - Symmetric; 6 - Symmetric membrane; 7 - Symmetric bending; 8 - Symmetric smear
repeat_flag: 0 - Do not update the repeat number.; 1 - Update the repeat number.
repeat_number: Currently not used. Set to 0.
laminate_config_flag: 0 - Do not update the laminate config.; 1 - Update the laminate config.
laminate_config: The laminate configuration. Valid values are:; 0 - ply laminate; 1 - sublaminate laminate; 2 - sublaminate
list_flag: 0 - Do not update the laminate list stacking sequence definitions.; 1 - Update the laminate list stacking sequence definitions.
list_id: The ID of the list containing plies or laminates (for laminate_config=2) that define the laminate stacking sequence.
interface_plies_flag: 0 - Do not update the laminate ply interface definitions.; 1 - Update the laminate ply interface definitions.
interface_plies: The 2D entity array that contains interface plies which define the laminate ply interfaces, created using *createentityarray2d. Must be set to 1. Only used for laminate_config=1.
rows: The number of rows in the interface_plies array. Only used for laminate_config=1.
cols: The number of columns in the interface_plies array. Must be set to 2. Only used for laminate_config=1.
system_id: The ID of the system assigned to the laminate. 0 indicates the global system.

Example

To update laminates 3 and 4 to total ply laminates with plys 1 and 2:

*createlist plys 1 1 2
*createmark laminates 1 3 4
*laminateupdate 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
*clearmark laminates 1
*clearlist plys 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

11.0