*detachallelements

Detaches elements from each other and from the attached structure, using the specified offset value.

Syntax

*detachallelements mark_id offset

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Detaches elements from each other and from the attached structure, using the specified offset value.

mark_id: The ID of the mark of elements to detach. Valid values are 1 and 2.
offset: The distance by which the elements should be offset from the attached structure.

To detach elements 10 and one layer of adjacent elements from each other and from the remainder of the structure:

*createmark elems 1 10
*appendmark elems 1 adjacent
*detachallelements 1 0

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

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

14.0