Default settings for Member Mesh

Question

Hello,

I have a more or less simple question. Is there a possibility to define the default settings for the Memeber Mesh module? Maybe by using the hm_custom.tcl or a custom extension?

Regards

Stefan

SLadisch · Answer

Hello Michael,

It's too bad that there is no possibility to define a default or that the software doesn't save the last state of the dialog as a hidden user preference. Perhaps you could suggest this to your development colleagues.

Based on your suggestion, I created a function within our own extension, so now we can directly create ROD elements from a node selection.

namespace eval ::ROD_Mesh {

}

proc ::ROD_Mesh::ROD_Mesh {} {

*createlistpanel nodes 2 "Select nodes for the ROD-line:"

    set node_list [ hm_getlist nodes 2 ];

    if { ! [ Null node_list ] } {

        *createelements1d nodes list=2 useelemdensity=1 elemdensity=1 engineeringconfig=ROD propcardimage=PROD linecomp=0 useshell=0 biasintensity=0 biasstyle=0

    }

}

Regards

Stefan

Michael Herve · Answer

Hello @Stefan Ladisch,

there is no core option yet to change default preferences for member mesh.

That said it should be pretty straightforward to create a tcl or Python script with your preferred settings.

i just had a quick look at command.tcl , you can basically use 2 lines:

*createlistpanel nodes 1

*createelements1d nodes list=2 elemsize=0.045 engineeringconfig=ROD propcardimage=PROD linecomp=0 useshell=0 biasintensity=0 biasstyle=0

Please run interactively Member size with your own settings to adjust the 2nd line above

Regards,

Michael

SLadisch · Answer

Hello Michael,

The module "Member Mesh" starts in new sessions with element type BEAM and a certain mesh distance. We usually use this module to define Rod-Elements along a weld (node list). So we always need to change the settings. First from line to node list and then to ROD and "by density"

Regards Stefan