*UpdateController

Updates connector control or attachment control information.

Syntax

*UpdateController page_name user_name engineering_name control_type option value

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Updates connector control or attachment control information.

Inputs

page_name
The type of connector or attachment the control refers to. Possible values are Point, Fastener, Line, Area, and Attachments.
user_name
Connector control or attachment control entity name.
engineering_name
Engineering name of the control being updated.
control_type
Type of control being updated.
option
Control information to be updated. Valid options are:
engineeringName
Updates engineering name of controls.
username
Updates name of controls.
controlName
Updates type of controls.
value
New value of the control information selected under option.

Examples

To update the engineering name of a connector control with the name connectorlcontrol1 and belonging to line connectors to ‘Adhesive Line’:
*UpdateController "Line" "connectorcontrol1" "Seam Weld" "plot" "engineeringName" "Adhesive Line"
To update the type of an attachment control with the name attachmentcontrol1 to ‘RigidPatch’:
*UpdateController "Attachments" "attachmentcontrol1" "Bolt" "RigidSpider" "controlName" "RigidPatch"

Errors

Incorrect usage results in a Tcl error. To detect errors, you can use the catch command:
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
   # Handle error
}

Version History

2021.1