*morphconstraintcreatefc
Creates either a fixed or cluster type morphconstraint for the selected nodes with the options of having mesh stretching around those nodes and having the nodes rotate.
Syntax
*morphconstraintcreatefc ntype nmark type name color
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify
Description
This command creates either a fixed type morphconstraint or a cluster type morphconstraint for the selected nodes with the option of having mesh stretching around those nodes. Rotation options are also available for cluster type morphconstraints.
There are three options for rotation: in-plane, out-of-plane, and full rotation. In-plane will limit rotation of the cluster to the plane in which the cluster lies (spinning) while out-of-plane limits the rotation of the cluster to take place normal to the plane of the cluster (tilting). Full rotation allows both in-plane and out-of-plane rotation. For cluster constraints where the nodes do not lie in a discernable plane any rotation option results in full rotation.
Inputs
- ntype
- Must be set to nodes.
- nmark
- The ID of the mark for the constrained nodes. Valid values are 1 and 2.
- type
- 0 – Fixed type constraint without mesh stretching
- name
- The name of the morphconstraint.
- color
- The color of the constraint. Valid values are 1 through 64.
Examples
To create a cluster morphconstraint with mesh stretching and full rotation:
*createmark nodes 1 "all"
*morphconstraintcreatefc nodes 1 37 "rivet" 12To create a cluster morphconstraint without mesh stretching and with in-plane rotation:
*createmark nodes 1 "all"
*morphconstraintcreatefc nodes 1 29 "rivet" 12
Errors
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
# Handle error
}