*normalsreverse

Reverses the normals of 2D and 3D elements.

Syntax

*normalsreverse entity_type mark_id size

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Reverses the normals of 2D and 3D elements.

Inputs

entity_type
The type of entity to reverse. Valid values are elements and components.
mark_id
The ID of the mark containing the entities to reverse. Valid values are 1 and 2.
size
The size in model units of the normal display, if displayed as vectors.

Example

To reverse the normal of element 15 using a display size of 10.0:

*createmark elements 1 15
*normalsreverse elements 1 10.0

Errors

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