How to create component/properties using TCL script?

Altair Forum User

Hello,

I am begineer to TCL scripting!

I want to create components with the name component_t0:5 to component_2.0 with 0.1 increment from 0.5 to 2.0 using for loop .

 

Can anyone help me in this?

 

tinh

for {set i 5} {$i<=20} {incr i} {

    *collectorcreateonly comps comp_t[expr 0.1*$i] '' 11

}

Jeffersondhv

When I create properties often I have some problems with the IDs. (on LS-Dyna profile)

I get ID conflict even though the ID is unique in the model.

 

What can I do to fix this?

 

Thanks,

Jefferson Vieira

tinh

Please post the error here

llyle_20499

Try doing property operations using property name instead of IDs. 

Altair Forum User

 

 

Altair Forum User

Altair Forum User said:

for {set i 5} {$i<=20} {incr i} {

    *collectorcreateonly comps comp_t[expr 0.1*$i] '' 11

}

 

Hello Sir,

 

Thanks for your information.

I have created properties using above code. But I want to update thickness value according to the pro/comp name

Example:

thickness_t2.1  #comp name

thickness_t2.1. #prop name --- in this i want to update thickness according to the name i.e 2.1 and card image also(PSHELL) in the same loop.

 

Can anyone help me in this?

Thank you,

llyle_20499

Hi, 

 

You can use a logic similar to below:

 set str_compname 'thickness_t2.1' set thickness [string trimleft [lindex [split $str_compname _] end] t] set str_prop [hm_getvalue comps name=$str_compname dataname=property.name] *setvalue prop name=$str_prop  95=$thickness; #95 is thickness dataname in Nastran user profile

 

Altair Forum User

Altair Forum User said:

Hi, 

 

You can use a logic similar to below:

  set str_compname 'thickness_t2.1' set thickness [string trimleft [lindex [split $str_compname _] end] t] set str_prop [hm_getvalue comps name=$str_compname dataname=property.name] *setvalue prop name=$str_prop  95=$thickness; #95 is thickness dataname in Nastran user profile

 

Thank you