*morphnodesequaoffset

Moves the selected nodes to the surface of the specified function while morphing the affected elements.

Syntax

*morphnodesequaoffset m_entity_type m_mark_id e_entity_type e_mark_id f_entity_type f_mark_id equation ori oid nproj c_vec integ mbias fbias envelope undisplayed offset

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify

Description

This command will move the selected nodes to the surface of the function either normal to the surface of the function, along a vector, or normal to the elements attached to the nodes. The fixed nodes are held in place and the affected elements (or all unfixed nodes in the model if integ is 3, 6 or 7) are stretched according to the value of integ.

The function can contain x, y, and z variables but should not contain an equals sign. The surface of the function is located where the value of the function equals zero. The function will be positioned at the global origin if ori is set to 0. If ori is set to 1, oid will specify the origin node and the global system will be used for the x, y, and z directions. If ori is set to 2, oid will specify the local system to be used for the origin and x, y, and z.

Temporary handles are created for all moving and fixed nodes to determine the stretching of the affected elements. If integ is 0, a general domain is temporarily created for the affected elements. If integ is 1, the domains currently in the model are used. If integ is 2, 1D, 2D, 3D, and edge domains are temporarily created for the affected elements but the 2D domains are not partitioned. If integ is 3, then handle influences are applied using a spatial relationship rather than through a domain. If integ is 4, only the selected moving nodes are moved and all others are held fixed. If integ is 5, 1D, 2D, 3D, and edge domains are temporarily created for the affected elements and the 2D domains are partitioned. Any handles created due to partitioning are moved based on their distance from the moving and fixed nodes. If integ is 6, then handle influences are applied using the Kriging algorithm. If integ is 7, then handle influences extend only up to a given distance (if envelope is positive) or a given multiple of the applied perturbations (if envelope is negative) away from the moving nodes.

The bias factors function as they would for handles except that all moving nodes will have the mbias value and all fixed nodes will have the fbias value.

If no elements are selected and nproj is 2, 5 or 6, all elements in the model are used to determine projection vectors.

If integ is set to 3, 6, or 7, nodes on undisplayed elements and components can be morphed, fixed, or excluded depending on the value of undisplayed.

If offset is non-zero, the moving nodes willb e offset from the surface of the equation by the specified amount.

Inputs

m_entity_type
Must be set to nodes.
m_mark_id
The ID of the mark containing the moving nodes. Valid values are 1 and 2.
e_entity_type
Must be set to elems.
e_mark_id
The ID of the mark containing the affected elements. Valid values are 1 and 2.
f_entity_type
Must be set to nodes.
f_mark_id
The mark ID of the fixed nodes. Valid values are 1 and 2.
equation
String containing an equation f(x,y,z).
ori
0 – Use global origin and system
1 – Use global system with node ID = oid as the origin
2 – Use local system with ID = oid as the origin and system
oid
ID of node or system specified in ori.
nproj
0 – Project along vector given by c_vec
1 – Project normal to surface of function.
2 – Project normal to attached shell elements
5 - Project normal to attached elements using smoothed normals
6 - Project normal to elements using CFD corners
c_vec
The ID of vector created using *createvector for the projection direction (nproj=0). Must be set to 1.
integ
0 - Free edges (a single general domain)
1 - Use existing domains
2 - Inferred edges (1D, 2D, 3D, and edge domains - no partitioning)
3 - Morph all nodes using a proximity algorithm
4 - Morph all moving nodes and fix the unselected nodes
5 - Partitioned edges (1D, 2D, 3D, and edge domains with partitioning)
6 - Morph all nodes using the Kriging algorithm
7 - Morph all nodes within an envelope around the moving nodes
mbias
Bias factor for moving nodes on affected elements.
fbias
Bias factor for fixed nodes on affected elements.
envelope
If positive, all nodes beyond the given distance away from the moving nodes will be fixed.
If negative, all nodes beyond a distance calculated by multiplying the total perturbation of each moving node by the absolute value of the envelope and extended away from each moving node will be fixed.
If integ is set to 7, the calculated distance defines an envelope around the moving nodes within which the morphing of those nodes will linearly taper from fully matching the nearest moving node to zero at the edge of the envelope. If any fixed nodes are within the envelope they will also reduce the morphing of nearby nodes.
undisplayed
If integ is set to 3, 6, or 7, nodes which are not displayed can be affected by the morphing. This defines how undisplayed nodes are handled:
0 - Morph nodes on undisplayed elements
1 - Fix nodes on undisplayed elements, they will function just like nodes on the fixed mark
2 - Exclude nodes on undisplayed elements, they will not be morphed nor affect the morphing
offset
The distance to offset nodes from the target.

Example

To morph nodes to be offset 1.2 from the surface of a sphere of radius 10.0 normal to the surface of the sphere using partitioned edges:

*createmark nodes 1 "all"
*createmark elems 1 "all"
*createmark nodes 2 "all"
*createvector 1 1.0 0.0 0.0
*morphnodesequaoffset nodes 1 elems 1 nodes 2 "x*x+y*y+z*z-100.0" 0 0 1 1 4 1.0 1.0 0.0 0 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
}

Version History

14.0.110