*contactsurfcreatewithfacesusingfacenumber
Creates a contact surface using 2D element edges or 2D/3D element faces.
Syntax
*contactsurfcreatewithfacesusingfacenumber name color mark_id face_number reverse_normals ?element_id? ?use_element_id?
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.
- mark_id
- The ID of the mark that contains the elements to use. Valid values are 1 and 2.
- face_number
- The face number of the element (starting from 0).
- reverse_normals
- 0 - Create contact surface along element normal.
- element_id
- The single element ID to use (default is 0).
- use_element_id
- 0 - Use mark_id (default).
Examples
*createmark elems 1 1-100
*contactsurfcreatewithfacesusingfacenumber "test" 5 1 3 0 0 0
Errors
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
# Handle error
}
Version History
11.0.101
2019 - Added new optional arguments element_id and use_element_id.