How to find the smallest element and corresponding component by script?

Altair Forum User

Hi all,

How to find the smallest element and corresponding component by script and only show the component in the display window and highlight the smallest element? 

 

Roy

tinh

Why do you need to do it by script?

Altair Forum User

Altair Forum User said:

Why do you need to do it by script?

A convenient button should be defined for simple use. So I want to script this. Could you help me with this?

 

Roy

tinh

I don't know direct command, a way to do is

-use *elementtestlength with a given threshold

-it will raise a message reports min length 

-take that min length and use *elementtestlength with that value

 

But the message will be delay because it is raised by a timer proc

So you have to wait for it (tkwait)

 

 

 

If min length is shortestside, we can use hm_getvalue very easily.