hm_compareentitiessymmetry

Generates comparison results for entities positioned symmetrically about a plane.

Syntax

hm_compareentitiessymmetry source_entity_type source_mark_id target_entity_type target_mark_id tolerance normal_x normal_y normal_z base_x base_y base_z ?result_type? ?review_results?

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Query Command

Description

Generates comparison results for entities positioned symmetrically about a plane. This must be preceded by a call to hm_compareinit.

These results can then be queried using hm_compareget* APIs, or written to a file using hm_comparewrite* APIs.

Inputs

source_entity_type
The type of source entity. Valid values are surfs or elems.
source_mark_id
The ID of the mark containing the source entities. Valid values are 1 and 2.
target_entity_type
The type of target entity. Valid values are surfs or elems.
target_mark_id
The ID of the mark containing the target entities. Valid values are 1 and 2.
tolerance
The tolerance value to use for the comparison.
normal_x
X-coordinate of symmetry plane normal direction.
normal_y
Y-coordinate of symmetry plane normal direction.
normal_z
Z-coordinate of symmetry plane normal direction.
base_x
X-coordinate of symmetry plane base location.
base_y
Y-coordinate of symmetry plane base location.
base_z
Z-coordinate of symmetry plane base location.
result_type
  SURFS to SURFS SURFS to ELEMS ELEMS to SURFS ELEMS to ELEMS
0 - Basic

Matched (paired)

Unmatched

Matched (paired)

Unmatched

Matched

Unmatched
1 - Full (default)

Matched (paired)

Overlapped

Intersected

Unmatched

Matched (paired)

Overlapped

Intersected

Unmatched

Matched

Overlapped

Intersected

Unmatched
2 - Detailed

Matched (paired)

Overlapped (paired)

Intersected (paired)

Unmatched

Matched (paired)

Overlapped (paired)

Intersected (paired)

Unmatched

Matched

Overlapped

Intersected

Unmatched
review_results
0 - Do not automatically show the graphical comparison results after execution.
1 - Automatically show the graphical comparison results after execution (default). This is cleared upon a call to hm_compareend.

Example

To write the detailed comparison results file to C:/temp/my_compare.txt for the symmetrical comparison of surfs 1-20 and 101-120 about the xz-plane with base 0,50,0:
*createmark surfs 1 1-20
*createmark surfs 2 101-120
hm_compareinit
hm_compareentitiessymmetry surfs 1 surfs 2 0.1 0 1 0 0 50 0 2 0
hm_comparewriteresults C:/temp/my_compare.txt
hm_compareend

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

12.0