*plynormalsdisplay

Controls the display of 2D element ply normals.

Syntax

*plynormalsdisplay ply_name mark_id size

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Controls the display of 2D element ply normals.

ply_name: The name of the ply to display normals for.
mark_id: The ID of the mark containing the elements whose normals are to be displayed. Valid values are 1 and 2.; If empty, all plies in the specified ply are considered.
size: Specifies the size of the graphic normal vector. If set to zero, the vector is drawn at 10% of the screen size.

To turn on the display of normals for elements 1-10 in Ply1, at 10% screen size:

*createmark elems 1 1-10
*plynormalsdisplay Ply1 1 0

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

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

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