*reviewmaterialorientation_option

Reads and plots the first axis of the element (material) coordinate system for selected elements.

Syntax

*reviewmaterialorientation_option entity_type mark_id only_orient normal_size color option

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Reads and plots the first axis of the element (material) coordinate system for selected elements. When review is complete, the command *vectorsoff must be run.

Inputs

entity_type: The type of entity to review. Valid values are elements and properties.
mark_id: The ID of the mark containing the entities. Valid values are 1 and 2.
only_orient: 0 - The new x-element directions are shown as continuous gradient lines starting and ending on free edges.; 1 - The new x-element directions are displayed as vectors starting from the element centroid.
normal_size: If only_orient=1, this defines the size of the displayed vectors.
color: The color of the vectors or lines. Valid values are 1-64.
option: Option for review customization. Valid values are:; 1 - Abaqus rebar layer will be reviewed

Example

To review the element (material) coordinate system of the displayed elements with blue vectors of size 3:

*createmark elems 1 displayed
*reviewmaterialorientation_option elems 1 1 3 7 1
*vectorsoff

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

11.0.101