*normalsdisplay

Turns on the display of 2D and 3D element normals.

Syntax

*normalsdisplay entity_type mark_id size

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify

Description

Turns on the display of surface normals.

Inputs

entity_type
The type of entity to turn on normals for. Valid values are elements and components.
mark_id
The ID of the mark containing the input entities. Valid values are 1 and 2.
size
Specifies the size of the normal graphics to be drawn. If set to zero, the vector is drawn at 10% of the screen size.

Example

To turn on the display of normals for elements 1-10 at 10% screen size:

*createmark elems 1 1-10
*normalsdisplay elems 1 0

Errors

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