Fills gaps in FE from a node selected on both sides of the gap.
Syntax
*fill_fe_gaps_nodeid
node_id1 node_id2 max_width string_array number_of_strings
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command
Description
Fills gaps in FE from a node selected on both sides of the gap.
Inputs
- node_id1
- The node ID on the first boundary.
- node_id2
- The node ID on the secondary boundary.
- max_width
- Maximum allowed gap width to be filled.
- string_array
- The string array ID that contains the additional input parameters. The string array is
created using the *createstringarray command. This should always be
set to 1.
- Strings are indicated using the format "name: value". Valid strings are:
- AdjacentComp
- 0 - Fill elements should be created in a new component.
- 1 - Fill elements should be created in the adjacent component.
- 2 - Fill elements should be created in the current component.
- ByFeature
- 0 - Features should not be considered.
- 1 - Features should be considered.
- CurvedFill
- 0 - Gaps are filled without taking into consideration the shape of adjacent
elements.
- 1 - Gaps are filled taking into consideration the shape of adjacent elements,
ensuring a smooth fill.
- DefineMaxWidth
- 0 - Ignore max_width for gap filling.
- 1 - Consider max_width for gap filling.
- GuideNodePairs
- Specifies an optional list of node IDs in the form "M1 M2 N1 N2 O1 O2 ..." where
(M1, M2), (N1, N2) and (O1, O2) are node pairs. These pairs are used to divide the
gap to be filled into smaller loops. When provided, gaps are filled ensuring that
the loops are split at the specified pairs. This aids in filling complex hole
shapes by guiding the filling process correctly.
- Remesh
- 0 - Fill elements should not be remeshed.
- 1 - Fill elements should be remeshed.
- number_of_strings
- Integer indicating the size (number of strings) in the string array created using
*createstringarray.
Example
To fill gaps less than 100 between gaps defined by nodes 50 and 70, including
remeshing:
*createstringarray 2 "Remesh: 1" "DefineMaxWidth: 1"
*fill_fe_gaps_nodeid 50 70 100.0 1 2
Errors
Incorrect usage results in a
Tcl error. To detect
errors, you can use the
catch
command:
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
# Handle error
}