*surfaceskin

Creates a skin surface across a line list, and optionally, prepares it for immediate use in the automesher. It can also identify a region in the shape of a skin surface for the automesher to use under the mesh without surface option.

Syntax

*surfaceskin skin_linelist auto_reverse

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify

Description

Creates a skin surface across a line list, and optionally, prepares it for immediate use in the automesher. It can also identify a region in the shape of a skin surface for the automesher to use under the mesh without surface option.

Inputs

skin_linelist
The ID of the list of lines forming the ribs of the skin surface.
auto_reverse
Indicates whether the lines should be tested for a "bow tie" condition and reversed if necessary (1 for yes, 0 for no).

Example

To create a skin surface across lines 1, 2, 3, and 4 with no elements:

*surfacemode(4)
*createlist(lines,1) 1 2 3 4
*surfaceskin(1,1)

The *surfacemode(4) tells HyperMesh not to proceed with element creation, but to create a surface for later use. The *createlist() directive is required for this command.

Errors

None.