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This data specifies the element type, what nodes form the element, and the component name of the element.

 

BEGIN ELEMENT NUMBERED MATID

Element type

Element-ID  Node_1  … Node_n Component-name

END

Following element types are allowed.

•8-node linear brick (HEX8)
•20-node quadratic brick (HEX20)
•27-node quadratic brick (HEX27)  – this is not supported by the interface

 

Example

BEGIN ELEMENTS NUMBERED MATID

 HEX8

   11   6 8 4 3 1 22 10 21  preform

   12   4 3 7 9 10 21 23 24  preform

   13   8 2 3 5 22 26 21 25  preform

   14   3 5 9 11 21 25 24 27  preform

 . . .

END