*modent_saverepresentation

Saves the contents of a modular entity representation.

Syntax

*modent_saverepresentation entity_type entity_id options

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Saves the contents of a modular entity representation. When entity_type is subsystem, the saved representation will always be in HyperMesh database format (*.hm).

Inputs

entity_type

The type of modular entity to save the representation of. Currently only supported for subsystems.

entity_id

The ID of the modular entity.

options

Optional list of quoted, comma separated option strings.

repKey=<value>: The representation key. This is unique per subsystem.

filepath=<value>: The full path and file name of the representation file.
repcomment=<value>: The comment to add to the representation object.

Examples

Save the contents of subsystem with ID 1 as a representation with key "crash5" in location "C:/representations/Subsystem3_Crash5mm.hm":

*modent_saverepresentation subsystems 1 "repKey=crash5, filepath=C:/representations/Subsystem3_Crash5mm.hm"

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

2020

2021.1 – Added repcomment=<value>.

2022.2 – Subsystem representations are saved in a HyperMesh database.