HM Script to write out seperate *.stl file for each component

Jey

Hello,

I have 150 list of components ( one comp per comp collector) in hypermesh. Need to write out seperate *.stl file for each component with Component Collector name followed by Materialname and thickness

i.e Comp Name: Wheels, Material Name -Steel; Property Name - Wheel_Shell with Property values, E, V & Thickness = 3 mm.

Need to write filename of part: Wheels_Steel_3mm

If above said is complex, need script to write out with component name only.

Q.Nguyen-Dai

It's not so complicated. Here're some ideas:

 

The following command disables output for component ID=5:

 *setvalue comps id=5 outputsuppressed=1

Example of STL export:

 *createstringarray 2 'CONNECTORS_SKIP' 'HMMATCOMMENTS_XML' *feoutputwithdata 'C:/Program Files/Altair/2020/hwdesktop/templates/feoutput/misc/triasto.stl' 'C:/Users/Me/test1.stl' 0 0 2 1 2

 

 

Adriano A. Koga

Try the attached script for your case.  Adapt it as needed.

 

#get altair home directory
set home_dir [hm_info -appinfo ALTAIR_HOME]
#set output_folder {d:/Adriano/Macros}
set output_folder [tk_chooseDirectory]

#select components and store in a list
*createmarkpanel comps 1 'Select components to export:'
set comps_list [hm_getmark comps 1]
*clearmark comps 1

#foreach component in the list 
foreach compo $comps_list {

    #isolate compo 
    *createmark components 2 $compo
    *createstringarray 2 'elements_on' 'geometry_off'
    *isolateonlyentitybymark 2 1 2
    
    #retrieve compo data
    set compname [hm_getvalue comps id=$compo dataname=name]
    set matname [hm_getvalue comps id=$compo dataname=property.material.name]
    set thick [hm_getvalue comps id=$compo dataname=thickness]
    set thick [format %2.2f $thick]
    set exportname '${compname}_${matname}_${thick}'

    #export model as STL
    *createstringarray 2 'CONNECTORS_SKIP' 'HMMATCOMMENTS_XML'
    *feoutputwithdata [file join $home_dir 'templates/feoutput/misc/triasto.stl'] [file join $output_folder '${exportname}.stl'] 0 0 0 1 2

}
#endforeach 

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Jey

Altair Forum User said:

It's not so complicated. Here're some ideas:

 

The following command disables output for component ID=5:

  *setvalue comps id=5 outputsuppressed=1

Example of STL export:

  *createstringarray 2 'CONNECTORS_SKIP' 'HMMATCOMMENTS_XML' *feoutputwithdata 'C:/Program Files/Altair/2020/hwdesktop/templates/feoutput/misc/triasto.stl' 'C:/Users/Me/test1.stl' 0 0 2 1 2

 

 

Thanks 

Jey

Altair Forum User said:

Try the attached script for your case.  Adapt it as needed.

 

#get altair home directory
set home_dir [hm_info -appinfo ALTAIR_HOME]
#set output_folder {d:/Adriano/Macros}
set output_folder [tk_chooseDirectory]

#select components and store in a list
*createmarkpanel comps 1 'Select components to export:'
set comps_list [hm_getmark comps 1]
*clearmark comps 1

#foreach component in the list 
foreach compo $comps_list {

    #isolate compo 
    *createmark components 2 $compo
    *createstringarray 2 'elements_on' 'geometry_off'
    *isolateonlyentitybymark 2 1 2
    
    #retrieve compo data
    set compname [hm_getvalue comps id=$compo dataname=name]
    set matname [hm_getvalue comps id=$compo dataname=property.material.name]
    set thick [hm_getvalue comps id=$compo dataname=thickness]
    set thick [format %2.2f $thick]
    set exportname '${compname}_${matname}_${thick}'

    #export model as STL
    *createstringarray 2 'CONNECTORS_SKIP' 'HMMATCOMMENTS_XML'
    *feoutputwithdata [file join $home_dir 'templates/feoutput/misc/triasto.stl'] [file join $output_folder '${exportname}.stl'] 0 0 0 1 2

}
#endforeach 

Thanks

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