*groupcreatesameas
Creates a new group using an existing group’s dictionary/attribute data and type information.
Syntax
*groupcreatesameas newname existingname color
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command
Description
Creates a new group using an existing group’s dictionary/attribute data and type information.
Inputs
- newname
- The name of the group to be created.
- existingname
- The name of the group to copy dictionary/attribute information from.
- color
- The color of the group.
Example
To create a new group back using the information in the group front, and color 12:
*groupcreatesameas("back","front",12)Main and secondary elements and/or other definition methods/information are not copied to the new group when you use this command. Only the attributes/dictionary information and the type information are copied.