*linefromsurfedgecomp

Creates lines by copying one or more surface edges.

Syntax

*linefromsurfedgecomp entity_type mark_id comp_flag

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

This command takes selected surface edges or edges of selected surfaces and makes their copy as free lines. This command replaces the command *linefromsurfedge which only creates a copy of edges in the component of the surfaces.

Inputs

entity_type: Type of selected entity, can be SURFS or LINES.; If surfaces are selected, then a copy of all surface edges is created.
mark_id: The ID of the mark containing the selected entities. Valid values are 1 and 2.
comp_flag: Flag to specify whether copied lines are created in current component (1) or in the component of surfaces they were copied from (0).

Example

To copy all surface edges of surface with ID 12 into the current component:

*createmark surfs 1 12
*linefromsurfedgecomp surfs 1 1

Errors

This command does not return any errors that can be handled.