Create an IMAT_TL traceline object.
tl=imat_tl
tl=imat_tl(s)
tl=imat_tl(id,conn,color,desc)
tl=imat_tl(id,conn)
The IMAT_TL class contains FEM traceline information. It provides a number of methods for working with the data.
IMAT_TL with no arguments will create an empty IMAT_TL object.
IMAT_TL(S), where S is a structure containing fields with the same name as the properties of IMAT_TL will convert the structure into an IMAT_TL object.
IMAT_TL(ID,...) where the input argument are the same as the ADD method, will create an IMAT_TL with the traceline information added.
The IMAT_TL object contains several properties that define the tracelines:
| .id |
Traceline IDs (list must be unique and positive) |
| .color |
Vector of node colors (non-negative). The colors follow the I-deas convention. |
| .desc |
Cell array of strings containing the traceline descriptions. |
| .conn |
Cell array of numeric vectors containing the node IDs defining the traceline connectivity. This connectivity list can contain 0's, which indicate that the traceline should not draw connectivity between the previous node and the next node. |
imat_fem, imat_cs, imat_node, imat_elem, imat_tl, imat_fem/partition, imat_fem/validate