*projectsystem

References a vector that is projected on the element plane. Re-orients and visualizes the element (material) coordinate system for selected elements.

Syntax

*projectsystem entities markmask vectorptr onlyorient normal_size color

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

References a vector that is projected on the element plane. Re-orients and visualizes the element (material) coordinate system for selected elements.

entities: Determines the selected entity, which can only be elements.
markmask: Determines the selected elements.
vectorptr: Determines the vector to be projected on the element plane to define the element orientation.
onlyorient: 1 - The new x-element directions are shown as vectors starting from the element center.; 0 - The new x-element directions are shown as continuous gradient lines starting and ending on free edges.
normal_size: If onlyorient = 1, it determines the size of the vectors to be shown.
color: Determines the color of the vector or line. The color ID numbers range from 1 to 64.

To project the created vector on the element plane of four selected elements and show the projection as blue vectors (color = 7) with size = 3:

*createmark elements 2 376 377 389 418
*createvector 1 2.4482 -0.7894 0.9774 
*projectsystem elements 2 1 1 3 7 
*vectorsoff

The *createmark() and *vectorsoff() commands are required.

None.