*surfacedisplaynormals

Turns on the display of surface normals.

Syntax

*surfacedisplaynormals entity_type mark_id size

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify

Description

Turns on the display of surface normals.

The display type is defined by *setsurfacenormalsdisplaytype.

Inputs

entity_type
The type of entity to display normals for. Valid values are surfaces, solids 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 vector normal display is set. If set to zero, the vector is drawn at 10% of the screen size.

Example

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

*createmark surfs 1 1-10
*surfacedisplaynormals surfs 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
}