*tangentbetweennodeandline
Creates a tangent line between a node and a line.
Syntax
*tangentbetweennodeandline node id line id checkpoints lineselected
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify
Description
Creates a tangent line between a node and a line.
Inputs
- node id
- The ID of the node to which the tangent line is to be created.
- line id
- The ID of the line to which the tangent line is to be created.
- checkpoints
- The number of points to check in each line segment for tangency.
- lineselected
- The tangent line selected, if more than one exists.
Example
To create a tangent between node 1 and line 10:
*tangentbetweennodeandline(1,10,10,0)If more than one tangent line is found, you must select the necessary tangent line. The number of this line (based on the order in which the tangents were found) is then used in the command string as lineselected.
Errors
None.