*createspotweld

Creates a spotweld between two nodes on the finite element mesh for a given type of element, coordinate system, and property ID.

Syntax

*createspotweld independent dependent length_given length systems movenode remesh configval ?property?

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Creates a spotweld between two nodes on the finite element mesh for a given type of element, coordinate system, and property ID.

Inputs

independent
Independent node pointer.
dependent
Dependent node pointer.
length_given
Specifies if a length has been given.
length
Length of the spotweld element.
systems
Local coordinate system switch.
  • 0 - Without coordinate system.
  • 1 - With coordinate system.
movenode
Moves dependent node.
remesh
Remeshes dependent region.
configval
Element type configuration value.
?property?
Name of property collector Retrieves property ID.

Examples

To create a spotweld (spring element) between nodes 1 and 3 with the coordinate system and property collector name_prop (movenode and remesh options are not used):
*createspotweld(1,3,0,0.0,1,0,0,21, "name_prop")