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::hwat::core::CreateFiniteSectionCut

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::hwat::core::CreateFiniteSectionCut

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NAME

::hwat::core::CreateFiniteSectionCut - Creates a finite section cut.

 

SYNTAX

CreateFiniteSectionCut assemname sectionName template {startpnt} {endpnt} distance {xlocation} xmin ymin xmax ymax.

 

ARGUMENTS

assemname

Name of the HWAT assembly (HM component entity set) on which to create the section.

sectionName

Name to give the newly created group in HM.

template

The template location.

startpnt

Tcl list of x, y, and z coordinates of the tail node of the normal vector.

endpnt

Tcl list of x, y, and z coordinates of the tip node of the normal vector.

distance

The distance from the tail node to the base point.  Can be a percentage distance between the start and end points.

xlocation

Tcl list of x, y, and z coordinates of the node used to determine the local x axis.

xmin

The minimum value of the local X axis (usually negative).

ymin

The minimum value of the local Y axis (usually negative).

xmax

The maximum value of the local X axis (usually positive).

ymax

The maximum value of the local Y axis (usually positive).

 

RETURNS

Group id if successful, {} otherwise.

 

EXAMPLE

CreateFiniteSectionCut MIDRAIL_L midrail_1 "D:/Altair/templates/feoutput/ls-dyna/dyna.key" [list 0.0 0.0 0.0] [list 0.0 0.0 1.0] 50% [list 0.0 1.0 0.0] –100.0 –200.0 200.0 100.0

 

 

See also

Core Functions