*surfaceconefull

Creates a cone with a specified center and radius, and optionally, prepares it for immediate use in the automesher. It also can identify a conical region for the automesher to use under the mesh without surface option.

Syntax

*surfaceconefull top_center bottom_center base_radius top_radius aspect_ratio height

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Creates a cone with a specified center and radius, and optionally, prepares it for immediate use in the automesher. It also can identify a conical region for the automesher to use under the mesh without surface option.

Inputs

top_center
A node specifying the top center of the cone.
bottom_center
A node specifying the bottom center of the cone.
base_radius
The radius of the bottom of the cone.
top_radius
The radius of the top of the cone.
aspect_ratio
A value less than 1.0 creates an elliptical cone or cylinder.
height
Height of the cone.

Example

To create a circular cone with the top center at node 1, the bottom center at node 2, a base radius of 100, top radius of 0, and a radius of 50, but not create any elements:

*surfacemode 4 
*surfaceconefull 1 2 100.0 0.0 1.0 50.0 

If the top radius and base radius are equal, a cylinder is created.

The *surfacemode(4) directive tells HyperMesh not to pass the information on to the automesher for element creation.

Errors

None.