*findfaces
Finds the free faces in a group of elements.
Syntax
*findfaces entity_type mark_id ?componentname=<value>? ?componentprefix=<value>? ?cluster_index=<value>?
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command
Description
Finds the free faces in a group of elements.
Inputs
- entity_type
- The entity type contained on the mark. The valid types are components and elements.
- mark_id
- The ID of the mark containing the input entities.
- componentname=<value>
- The name of the component containing the elements representing the free faces (default “^faces”).
- componentprefix=<value>
- If given, creates visualizations in new components whose name is derived from the parent component of one of the attached elements. The format is “<prefix>_<original name>_#” where original name is the name of the parent component and # is a numerical suffix that is incremented each time the command is called on the same component.
- cluster_index=<value>
- If given, groups the faces into clusters of connected groups and only creates shell elements for the n-th cluster. If n is more than the number of clusters, shell elements are created for all clusters.
Example
To check the free faces on all of the elements contained in the component fender:
*createmark components 1 fender
*findfaces components 1 Errors
Incorrect usage results in a Tcl error. To detect
errors, you can use the catch
command:
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
# Handle error
}Version History
2023 - Added new options componentname, componentprefix, and cluster_index.