Display and show geometry and elements. And the way nodes generate 2D elements.

Tony_21982

Hi, everyone

 I got two questions for a long time.    

First one,  is there a simple way like Tcl script or others to carry out this functions that quickly switch the display of all elements and  all geometries. Currently I always firstly come to the "Display" panel, and choose the "elems" or "Geoms", at last click "none" or "all" to realize the targets. These operations reduce the work efficiency  to some kind way. So I hope there could be one short keyboard to  realize the quick switching between elements and geometries. 

Second one, How to generate the 2D elements by nodes are along nodes path (not ruled). Just like 2D elements can generate the 3D solid elements along nodes path. Or the condition that how the nodes from irregular closed quadrilateral boundary can generates 2D elements?

      Anyone who can help me would be very grateful.

 

Thanks a lot.

 

Adriano_Koga

Hi Tony,

for your first question, if you're using HW New interface, it's just 2-click operation.

Even less, actually, as you can access the display function by hitting 'D' key.

Then click 'Only' for elements or geometry.

 

You could create some TCL scripts with these commands below.

 

Show everything in your model

*showall 1 0

 

Hide mesh only

*createmark components 1 "all"
*createstringarray 1 "geometry_off"
*hideentitybymark 1 1 1

 

Hide Geometry only

*createmark components 1 "all"
*createstringarray 1 "elements_off"
*hideentitybymark 1 1 1

 

Hide Geometry, leave elements

*createmark components 1 "all"
*createstringarray 2 "elements_off" "geometry_on"
*hideentitybymark 1 1 2