hm_getentities_dirty
Returns a list of dirty entities for an entity type.
Syntax
hm_getentities_dirty entity_type dirtiness_aspect
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Query Command
Description
An automatic mechanism marks includes/parts dirty (modified) when they or entities belonging to them are changed. They get “cleaned” when exported (for includes) or saved as representations (for parts).
This query returns a list of IDs of the specified entity type which are considered dirty for a specific aspect (currently only “dirty_for_export”).
Inputs
- entity_type
- Currently, only includes and parts are valid entity types.
- dirtiness_aspect
- Must always be “dirty_for_export”. Parameter exists to support other aspects in the future.
Examples
Returns a list of dirty
parts:
set list_modified [hm_getentities_dirty parts dirty_for_export]Errors
Incorrect usage results in a Tcl error. To detect errors, you
can use the catch
command:
if { [ catch {hm_getentities_dirty parts dirty_export} ] } {
# Handle error
}Version History
2021.2