*addfacestocontactsurf

Syntax

*addfacestocontactsurf name elem_mark_id node_mark_id break_angle reverse_normals face_or_edge

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Adds elements using the face/edge option to a contact surface.

Inputs

name

The name of the contact surface to update.

elem_mark_id

The mark ID that contains the elements to add. Valid values are 1 and 2.

node_mark_id

The mark ID that contains the nodes that define an edge or a face of an element. Valid values are 1 and 2.

break_angle

The break angle for finding adjacent elements.

reverse_normals

Create contact surface.

• 0 - Along element normal.
• 1: Opposite element normal.

face_or_edge

Create contact surface.

• 0 - On edge.
• 1 - On face.

Examples

To add elements 1-100 with faces defined by nodes 1-5 to contactsurf "test" with a break_angle of 30.0:

*createmark elems 1 1-100
*createmark nodes 1 1-5
*addfacestocontactsurf "test" 1 1 30.0 0 1

Errors

if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
   # Handle error
}