*scalemarkwithsystem

Scales a selection of entities by multiplying the coordinates relative to the specified system.

Syntax

*scalemarkwithsystem entity_type mark_id scale_x scale_y scale_z system_id origin

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

This command scales a selection of entities by multiplying the coordinates.

entity_type: The type of entity to translate.
mark_id: The ID of the mark containing the entities. Valid values are 1 and 2.
scale_x: The multiplication factor for the x-axis of the system.
scale_y: The multiplication factor for the y-axis of the system. Only used in rectangular coordinate systems.
scale_z: The multiplication factor for the z-axis of the system. Not used in spherical coordinate systems.
system_id: The ID of the system which the scaling is in relation to. Note that the type of system affects the scaling. For example, specifying scale_x in a cylindrical or spherical coordinate system scales the mark radially out from the origin.; For scaling of rigid walls in the rigid wall local system, specify as 0.
origin: If zero, the scaling is based at the origin of the system. Otherwise, it specifies a node ID whose coordinates define the base point of the scaling.; For scaling of rigid walls in the rigid wall local system, specify as 0.

To scale nodes 1-8 5 units in the x-direction of system 13 with node 20 as the origin:

*createmark nodes 1 1-8
*scalemarkwithsystem nodes 1 5.0 1.0 1.0 13 20

To scale the rigid wall rwcyl relative to the rigid wall local system:

*createmark groups 1 rwcyl
*scalemarkwithsystem groups 1 3.0 1.0 1.0 0 0

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

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