*penetrationdisplay

Displays the amount of penetration through nodes, vectors, or contour.

Syntax

*penetrationdisplay contact_thickness part_thickness_scale display_mode normal_scale label segment_orientation magnitude_mode

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify

Description

Displays the amount of penetration through nodes, vectors, or contour.

Inputs

contact_thickness
Supplied value of the contact thickness.
part_thickness_scale
Supplied value of the part thickness scale.
display_mode
Type of mode used to display penetration.
  • 0 - Nodes
  • 1 - Normal
  • 2 - Contour
normal_scale
Greater than zero - uniform size or % of magnitude of vectors.
label
The vector label option.
  • 0 - Vector labels off
  • 1 - Vector labels on
segment_orientation
Flag for taking element normal into consideration for checking penetration.
  • 0 - Elements normal will not be considered
  • 1 - Elements normal will be considered
magnitude_mode
  • 0 - Uniform size
  • 1 - Percentage of magnitude

Example

For displaying the amount of penetration if a contact thickness supplied is 1.5, part thickness scale supplied is 1.0, display mode is normal, percentage of magnitude used is 50, vector labels are on, and segment orientation and percentage of magnitude are used:

*penetrationdisplay(1.5, 1, 1, 0.5, 1, 1, 1) 

The *penetrationcheck(), penetrationchecktwo(), or penetrationrecheck() command is required.

Errors

None.