::hwat::utils::BoundingBox
This function calculates the bounding box around the given list of components or elements and returns the dimensions of the bounding box.
Syntax
::hwat::utils::BoundingBox assemName option (components or shells)
Arguments
- assemName
- The HWAT assembly name.
- option
- One of the following:
- components
- Uses the HyperMesh internal function which is faster.
- shells
- Calculates the bounds considering only the shell elements in the assembly.
Returns
- Success
- A list of the form {MinX MinY MinZ MaxX MaxY MaxZ}
- Failure
- {}
Example
::hwat::utils::BoundingBox "Vehicle" "components"Comments
The shells option may be useful to ignore mass or solid elements that may cause the calculation to return an undesirable result.