*component()
Creates a component in HMASCII format.
Syntax
*component (id,"name",materialid,color,propertyid)
Type
HyperMesh HMASCII Command
Description
Creates a component in HMASCII format.
Elements and geometry must be created within a component. Therefore, those respective entities must follow *component(). Main and secondary elements must be created within a group, not a component.
Inputs
- id
- The ID of the component.
- name
- The name of the component
- materialid
- The ID of the material assigned to the component.
- color
- The color of the component. Valid values are 1-64.
- propertyid
- The ID of the property assigned to the component. This is used only for HMASCII version 10.0 and greater.
Example
To create a component with ID 100, name "my-comp", material ID 5, color 1 and no property:
*component(100,"my-comp",5,1,0)
Errors
Incorrect usage results in an import error.