*surfacetorusfull

Creates a torus with specified radii, and optionally, prepares it for immediate use in the automesher.

Syntax

*surfacetorusfull center normal vector minor radius major radius

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Creates a torus with specified radii, and optionally, prepares it for immediate use in the automesher. It also can identify a toroidal region for the automesher to use with the mesh without surface option.

Inputs

center
A node specifying the center of the torus.
normal vector
A node specifying the normal axis of the torus.
minor radius
The minor radius of the torus.
major radius
The major radius of the torus.

Example

To create a torus with center at node 1, normal at node 2, a minor radius of 5, and a major radius of 10, but not create any elements:

*surfacemode(4)
*surfacetorusfull(1,2,5.0,10.0)

The *surfacemode(4) directive tells HyperMesh not to pass the information on to the automesher for element creation.

Errors

None.