*topologydesvarupdate

Updates a topology design variable.

Syntax

*topologydesvarupdate markmask name basethickness designthickness componenttype

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify

Description

Updates a topology design variable.

Inputs

markmask
The mark that contains the components.
name
The name of the design variable.
basethickness
The base thickness of the components (applies to only PSHELL components).
designthickness
Total thickness of the components (applies to only PSHELL components).
componenttype
Type of the components.
1 - PSHELL
2 - PSOLID
3 - PCOMP

Examples

To update a design variable "dv1" to reference an existing PSHELL components "psh1" and "psh2" with a base thickness of 2.1 and total thickness of 3.5:

*createmark(components,1) "psh1"  "psh2"
*topologydesvarupdate(1,"dv1",2.1,3.5,1)

To update a design variable "dv2" to reference an existing PSOLID component "psol1":

*createmark(components,1) "psol2"
*topologydesvarupdate(1,"dv2",0,0,2)

Errors

None.