HM Script to write out seperate *.stl file for each component
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.
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Altair EmployeeTry 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
It's not so complicated. Here're some ideas:
The following command disables output for component ID=5:
*setvalue comps id=5 outputsuppressed=1Example 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
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
It's not so complicated. Here're some ideas:
The following command disables output for component ID=5:
Example of STL export: