*bardirectionupdate

Updates the direction node for multiple bar and/or bar3 elements.

Syntax

*bardirectionupdate mark_id orientation_node y_dir

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Updates the direction node for multiple bar and/or bar3 elements.

mark_id: The ID of the mark containing the bar and/or bar3 elements to update. Valid values are 1 and 2.
orientation_node: The orientation node ID. y_dir specifies whether this node defines the local y- or local z-axis.
y_dir: If set to 1, then orientation_node defines the local y-axis of the bar. Otherwise, orientation_node defines the local z-axis.

To update bar element 17 with orientation node 5 as the y-axis:

*createmark elements 1 17
*bardirectionupdate 1 5 1

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

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