imat_tl/to_elem


Purpose

Convert tracelines into imat_elem

Syntax

el=to_elem(tl)
el=to_elem(tl,idoff)

Description

TO_ELEM processes the supplied tracelines into an IMAT_ELEM. Multi-segment tracelines are first transformed into 2-node segments, and then the tracelines are converted into 2-node rod elements. Two-node tracelines retain their IDs, and multi-node tracelines are given IDs starting with one higher than the highest ID in TL.

IDOFF is an optional scalar specifying an offset to apply to the traceline IDs.

See Also

imat_elem