*splitelementbyelemselect

Splits shell element patches using patterns based on the patch shared edges.

Syntax

*splitelementbyelemselect elem_mark=<mark_id> consider1ds=<value>

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Splits shell element patches using patterns based on the patch shared edges.

elem_mark=<mark_id>: The ID of the mark containing elements to split. Valid values are 1 and 2.
consider1ds=<value>: Check for 1D elements during the split operation.; 0 – Splitting 1D elements disabled.; 1 – Splitting 1D elements enabled. (default)

To split two elements with 1D split enabled:

*createmark elements 2 93021627 93023208
*splitelementbyelemselect elem_mark=2 consider1ds=1

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

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

2021

2022.3 - Updated the syntax to support name-value argument pairs and added new option consider1ds.