*AE_AttachmentAbsorb

Absorb FE into attachments.

Syntax

*AE_AttachmentAbsorb entity_type integer_array number_of_integers option config

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Absorb FE into attachments.

entity_type: The entity type to absorb. Valid values are nodes and elements.
integer_array: The ID of the integer array created using *createarray, which contains the IDs of the entities to absorb. Must be set to 1. If the array is empty, all rigidlink, RBE2 and RBE3 elements are considered.
number_of_integers: The number of integers in the array. If 0, all elements are considered.
option: A flag to specify if the absorption logic should consider selected entities or all elements:; 0- Consider specific; 1 - Consider all rigidlink, RBE2 and RBE3 elements
config: The config for the attachment:; 1 - Rigid spider; 2 - Rigid patch

Absorb an attachment from elements 116 and 227 (RBE2 types):

*createarray 2 116 227
*AE_AttachmentAbsorb elements 1 2 0 1

Absorb an attachment from all the rigidlink, RBE2 and RBE3 elements:

*AE_AttachmentAbsorb elements 1 0 1 1

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

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

2020