*morphwritenodes
Writes node positions and perturbations to a file.
Syntax
*morphwritenodes filename mode
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command
Description
This command will write out a file with the specified name and list the positions and perturbations of a number of nodes in the model according to the specified mode.
The first three lines of the file will contain the filetype declaration, the maximum size of the model, and the maximum perturbation of any node in the model. The maximum model size is the length of the diagonal of the smallest box aligned with the global system which contains all of the nodes in the model.
The format of the remaining lines will have "Node", followed by the node ID and the x, y, and z positions of the node on the first line and the x, y, and z perturbations on the second line.
Inputs
- file_name
- The full path and name of the output file.
- mode
- 0 - Write all nodes.
Examples
To write out a file containing all the nodes in the model:
*morphwritenodes "nodefile.txt" 0
To write out a file containing only the perturbed nodes:
*morphwritenodes "nodemovefile.txt" 1
Errors
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
# Handle error
}
Version History
10.0