Automated property definition based on a component name [TCL code]

Altair Forum User

Hello,

 

I'd like to write a script for HyperMesh which automatically generates properties and assigns material to a component.

The article Automation for Material and Property Values in HyperMesh Using TCL inspired me enough to make my life easier /emoticons/default_smile.png' alt=':)' srcset='/emoticons/smile@2x.png 2x' width='20' height='20'>

 

The idea is similar to that one, described in the article. I'd like to put information about material and thickness in my component name. The only thing I don't know is where can I find commands which could read and analyse my components name.

 

I.e:

 

COMPONENT_NAME@MATERIAL_THICKNESS (my component name)

Main_Hood@steel_12mm

 

I'd like to split the name of component into variables:

NAME = Main_Hood (everything before '@' sign is a name)

MATERIAL = steel

THICKNESS = 12

 

Could you suggest me where could I search for such commands?

 

Thank you in advance.

 

Best regards

Jakub

 

Altair Forum User

Hi Jakub,

 

You can get commands and relevant information from HyperMesh reference guide.

Altair Forum User

Altair Forum User said:

Hello,

 

I'd like to write a script for HyperMesh which automatically generates properties and assigns material to a component.

The article Automation for Material and Property Values in HyperMesh Using TCL inspired me enough to make my life easier /emoticons/default_smile.png' alt=':)' srcset='<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/smile@2x.png 2x' width='20' height='20'>

 

The idea is similar to that one, described in the article. I'd like to put information about material and thickness in my component name. The only thing I don't know is where can I find commands which could read and analyse my components name.

 

I.e:

 

COMPONENT_NAME@MATERIAL_THICKNESS (my component name)

Main_Hood@steel_12mm

 

I'd like to split the name of component into variables:

NAME = Main_Hood (everything before '@' sign is a name)

MATERIAL = steel

THICKNESS = 12

 

Could you suggest me where could I search for such commands?

 

Thank you in advance.

 

Best regards

Jakub

 

Maybe my following code could give you an idea ?

*createmark comps 1 all

set mycomps [ hm_getmark comps 1 ]

hm_markclear comps 1

foreach i $mycomps {

set compname [hm_entityinfo name components $i]

if { [regexp {(.*)@(.*)_(.*)} $compname matched name mat thickness] == 1 } {

puts 'Name = $name ; Mat= $mat; Thickness= $thickness'

}

}

See my screenshot too.

 

HTH,

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Altair Forum User

Altair Forum User said:

Maybe my following code could give you an idea ?

*createmark comps 1 all

set mycomps [ hm_getmark comps 1 ]

hm_markclear comps 1

foreach i $mycomps {

set compname [hm_entityinfo name components $i]

if { [regexp {(.*)@(.*)_(.*)} $compname matched name mat thickness] == 1 } {

puts 'Name = $name ; Mat= $mat; Thickness= $thickness'

}

}

See my screenshot too.

 

HTH,

 

Thank you very much.

I'm very glad to read the code because at the end I did it in a very similar way (with a split command instead of regular expressions).