hm_flangedetectiongetmatingentities

Returns the entities for two mating flanges.

Syntax

hm_flangedetectiongetmatingentities index1 index2

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Query Command

Description

Returns the entities for two mating flanges. This must be preceded by a call to hm_flangedetectionfindmates.

The entities are returned as two lists, one for each flange.

Inputs

index1
The index of the first flange, starting from 0.
index2
The index of the second flange, starting from 0.

Examples

To find 2D flanges from elements in all components, using a min width of 2, a max width of 20 and a feature angle of 20, and write out all flange details to a file named C:/temp/flanges.txt:

set flangesfile [open "C:/temp/flanges.txt" "w"]
*createmark comps 1 all
hm_flangedetectioninit comps 1
hm_flangedetectionsetparams min_width=2.0 max_width=20 feature_angle=20
hm_flangedetectionfindflanges 1
set n [hm_flangedetectiongetnumberofflanges]
if { $n > 0 } {
    puts $flangesfile "Number of flanges = $n"
    puts $flangesfile "Flanges details"
    for {set i 0} {$i < $n} {incr i} {
        puts $flangesfile "$i details = [hm_flangedetectiongetflangedetails $i]"
        puts $flangesfile "$i midline = [hm_flangedetectiongetflangemidline $i offset_dist=0]"
    }
    hm_flangedetectionfindmates min_search_dist=0 max_search_dist=10
    set m [hm_flangedetectiongetnumberofmatinggroups]
    if { $m > 0 } {
        for {set i 0} {$i < $m} {incr i} {
            puts $flangesfile "$i = [hm_flangedetectiongetmatinggroupdetails $i]"
        }
    } else {
        puts $flangesfile "Flange mates not detected."
    }
} else {
    puts $flangesfile "Flanges not detected."
}
hm_flangedetectionend
close $flangesfile

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

2019