*ME_ModuleOccurrencesLink
Links a set of part occurrences to a main part occurrence.
Syntax
*ME_ModuleOccurrencesLink main_id ids ?options?
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command
Description
Links a set of specified part occurrences to a main part occurrence to allow all of them to share the main occurrence’s underlying definition (including its prototype).
Every part occurrence in a model has an associated part prototype. A single part prototype may provide the base definition for multiple part occurrences, i.e. a prototype of a wheel might have four occurrences in a vehicle. In some models, the original model definition does not have this modelling structure and each part occurrence has its own prototype when they could share a common prototype definition. This command provides a method to link these similar part occurrences to obtain the desired instanced model structure.
When this command is applied to a list of occurrences, it will update the model structure, handle the cleanup of the discarded prototype definitions, and handle any matrix updates required by the specified options.
Inputs
- main_id
- The ID of the source part occurrence which provides the underlying definitions (i.e. the prototype) to be shared.
- ids
- The IDs of the part occurrences to be linked to the main part occurrence, within quotes if more than 1.
- ?options?
- List of input options, passed as a comma separated string enclosed in quotes. Valid
options are:
- updatematrices=<value>
- none - Do not update the structural matrices of the linked part occurrences (default)
Examples
To link the parts 24, 26 and 28 to share the definition of main part 22. As a result of the command, all of these parts will now share the same prototype and representations. In this operation, the matrices for the linked parts will be updated with any required offsets between each part and the main part:
*ME_ModuleOccurrencesLink 22 "24 26 28" "updatematrices=calcoffset"Errors
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
# Handle error
}Version History
2021