*combineelements

Combines the selected elements into one.

Syntax

*combineelements mark tolerance angle

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Combines the selected elements into one.

Inputs

mark
The ID of the mark containing the elements to be combined.
tolerance
The maximum tolerance allowed before a node within the group of selected elements is considered to be not on the plane formed by any three nodes attached to the group of selected elements.
angle
The maximum angle between three nodes which is considered to be a flat side.

Examples

To combine elements 10, 13, and 15 with an off plane tolerance of 0.1 and a flat angle of 150.0 degrees:
*createmark elements 1 10 13 15
*combineelements 1 0.1 150.0 
This command is obsolete and is provided only for backward compatibility.
*combineelements() only works with two-dimensional elements.