*feabsorbtomassentity

Finds and absorbs relevant FE entities into mass entities.

Syntax

*feabsorbtomassentity config entity_type mark_id mark_behavior reconnect_rule distribution_type create_rule

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Finds and absorbs relevant FE entities into mass entities.

config: 1 - Point mass; 2 - Rigid mass; 3 - NSM
entity_type: The type of entity to absorb. Valid values are groups and elements.
mark_id: The ID of the mark containing the entities to absorb. Valid values are 1 and 2.
mark_behavior: 0 - FE entities on mark_id will be ignored. FE absorb will be performed on all FE entities in the model.; 1 - FE absorb will be performed only on the FE entities which are on mark_id.
reconnect_rule: The reconnect rule:; 0 - None; 1 - By ID; 2 - By name
distribution_type: The distribution type for point mass:; 0 - Apply to all nodes; 1 - Total mass
create_rule: The entity creation rule for point mass:; 0 - Based on magnitude; 1 - Based on component

Absorb to point mass, considering all FE elements in the model:

*createmark elements 1 ""
*feabsorbtomassentity 1 elements 1 0 2 0 0

Absorb to NSM, considering all group entities in the model:

*createmark groups 1 ""
*feabsorbtomassentity 3 groups 1 0 2 0 0

Absorb to NSM, with group IDs 10 and 11 on the mark ID:

*createmark groups 1 10 11
*feabsorbtomassentity 3 groups 1 1 2 0 0

Absorb to rigid mass, considering all FE elements in the model:

*createmark elements 1 ""
*feabsorbtomassentity 2 elements 1 0 2 0 0

Absorb to rigid mass, with the elements 200 and 201 on the mark

*createmark elements 1 200 201
*feabsorbtomassentity 2 elements 1 1 2 0 0

Incorrect usage results in a Tcl error. To detect errors, you can use the catch command:

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

2017.2