*beamsectiontranslate
Translates a shell or solid beam section within its local coordinate frame.
Syntax
*beamsectiontranslate beam_sect_id translate_option translation_y translation_z
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command
Description
The beam section specified will be translated by the amounts specified by translation_y and translation_z, or be centered at the centroid or the shear center of the beam depending on the option specified by translation_option. The beam must be of type shell or solid.
Inputs
- beam_sect_id
- The ID of the shell or solid beam section to update.
- translate_option
- 0 - The section will be translated by the amounts specified by translation_y and translation_z.
- translation_y
- Amount of translation in the local y direction of the beam for a translation_option of 0.
- translation_z
- Amount of translation in the local z direction of the beam for a translation_option of 0.
Examples
*beamsectiontranslate 1 2 0 0
*beamsectiontranslate 1 0 1.0 2.1
Errors
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
# Handle error
}
Version History
11.0.120