*projectsystem

References a vector that is projected on the element plane. Re-orients and visualizes the element (material) coordinate system for selected elements.

Syntax

*projectsystem entities markmask vectorptr onlyorient normal_size color

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

References a vector that is projected on the element plane. Re-orients and visualizes the element (material) coordinate system for selected elements.

entities: Determines the selected entity, which can only be elements.
markmask: Determines the selected elements.
vectorptr: Determines the vector to be projected on the element plane to define the element orientation.
onlyorient: 1 - The new x-element directions are shown as vectors starting from the element center.; 0 - The new x-element directions are shown as continuous gradient lines starting and ending on free edges.
normal_size: If onlyorient = 1, it determines the size of the vectors to be shown.
color: Determines the color of the vector or line. The color ID numbers range from 1 to 64.

To project the created vector on the element plane of four selected elements and show the projection as blue vectors (color = 7) with size = 3:

*createmark(elements,2) 376 377 389 418
*createvector(1,2.4482,-0.7894,0.9774)
*projectsystem(elements,2,1,1,3,7)
*vectorsoff()

The *createmark() and *vectorsoff() commands are required.

None.