*metadatamarkdoublearray

Creates double array metadata on the specified mark of entities.

Syntax

*metadatamarkdoublearray entity_type mark_id name double_array number_of_doubles

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify

Description

Creates double array metadata on the specified mark of entities.

Inputs

entity_type
The type of entities contained on the mark. The undef entity type is used to store metadata on the model itself.
mark_id
The ID of the mark containing the entities to which the metadata will be added. Valid values are 1 and 2.
name
The name by which the metadata will be referenced.
double_array
The ID of the double array that contains the values. The array is created using the *createdoublearray command. This should always be set to 1.
number_of_doubles
Integer indicating the size (number of doubles) in the array created using *createdoublearray.

Example

To add metadata named Real_Vals with the values 17.54 and 31.88 to elements 1-100:

*createmark elems 1 1-100
*createdoublearray 2 17.54 31.88
*metadatamarkdoublearray elems 1 "Real_Vals" 1 2

Errors

Incorrect usage results in a Tcl error. To detect errors, you can use the catch command:
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
   # Handle error
}