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::hwat::core::CreateInfiniteSectionCut

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::hwat::core::CreateInfiniteSectionCut

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NAME

::hwat::core::CreateInfiniteSectionCut - Creates an infinite section cut.

 

SYNTAX

CreateInfiniteSectionCut assemname sectionName template {startpnt} {endpnt} } distance

 

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.

 

RETURNS

Group id if successful, {} otherwise.

 

EXAMPLE

::hwat::core::CreateSectionCut MIDRAIL_L  "Section1" "D:/Altair/templates/feoutput/ls-dyna/dyna.key" [list 0.0 0.0 0.0] [list 0.0 0.0 1.0] 50%

 

COMMENT

This is a "private" function that should only be called from the "public" ::hwat::utils::CreateSectionCut function.

 

See also

:: hwat::utils::CreateSectionCut

Core Functions