*AE_AttachmentAbsorb

Absorb FE into attachments.

Syntax

*AE_AttachmentAbsorb entity_type integer_array number_of_integers option config

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Absorb FE into attachments.

Inputs

entity_type
The entity type to absorb. Valid values are nodes and elements.
integer_array
The ID of the integer array created using *createarray, which contains the IDs of the entities to absorb. Must be set to 1. If the array is empty, all rigidlink, RBE2 and RBE3 elements are considered.
number_of_integers
The number of integers in the array. If 0, all elements are considered.
option
A flag to specify if the absorption logic should consider selected entities or all elements:
0- Consider specific
1 - Consider all rigidlink, RBE2 and RBE3 elements
config
The config for the attachment:
1 - Rigid spider
2 - Rigid patch

Examples

Absorb an attachment from elements 116 and 227 (RBE2 types):
*createarray 2 116 227
*AE_AttachmentAbsorb elements 1 2 0 1
Absorb an attachment from all the rigidlink, RBE2 and RBE3 elements:
*AE_AttachmentAbsorb elements 1 0 1 1

Errors

Incorrect usage results in a Tcl error. To detect errors, you can use the catch command:
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
   # Handle error
}

Version History

2020