*contactsurfcreatewithfaces

Creates a contact surface using 2D element edges or 2D/3D element faces.

Syntax

*contactsurfcreatewithfaces name color elem_mark_id node_mark_id break_angle reverse_normals on_face

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Creates a contact surface using 2D element edges or 2D/3D element faces.

Inputs

name
The name of the contact surface to create.
color
The color of the contact surface. Valid values are 1 through 64.
elem_mark_id
The ID of the mark that contains the elements to use. Valid values are 1 and 2.
node_mark_id
The ID of the mark that contains the nodes that define an edge or a face of an element. Valid values are 1 and 2.
break_angle
The break angle for finding adjacent elements.
reverse_normals
0 - Create contact surface along element normal.
1 - Create contact surface opposite element normal.
of_face
0 - Create contact surface on edge.
1 - Create contact surface on face.

Examples

To create a contact surface named "test" with elements 1-100 with faces defined by nodes 1-5 and a breakangle of 30.0:
*createmark elems 1 1-100
*createmark nodes 1 1-5
*contactsurfcreatewithfaces "test" 5 1 1 30.0 0 1

Errors

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