*segmentsetcreateusingfacenumber

Creates a segment set using 2D element edges or 2D/3D element faces.

Syntax

*segmentsetcreateusingfacenumber name color mark_id face_number reverse_normals element_id option

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Creates a segment set using 2D element edges or 2D/3D element faces.

name: The name of the segment set to create.
color: The color of the segment set. Valid values are 1-64.
mark_id: The ID of the mark containing the elements to use. Valid values are 1 and 2.
face_number: The face number of the element (starting from 0).
reverse_normals: Create segment set:; 0 - Along element normal; 1 - Opposite element normal
element_id: If non-zero, specifies the single element to use instead of mark_id. option must be set non-zero.
option: If non-zero, specifies to use element_id instead of mark_id.

To create a segment set named "test" with elements 1-100 using face number 3:

*createmark elems 1 1-100
*segmentsetcreateusingfacenumber "test" 5 1 3 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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