Elements

Elements are FE idealizations for a portion of a physical part. Each element has an associated element configuration. An element configuration determines how to draw, store, and work with the element. The following element configurations are supported:

Solver Card Support for Elements

The supported RADIOSS cards in RADIOSS 100 are listed below. To create these cards, right-click in the Solver browser and select Create Cards from the context menu.

Supported Cards	Solver Description	Supported Elem Types
/ADMAS	Describes the added masses.	Mass
/BEAM	Describes the beam elements.	Bar
/BRIC20	Describes 3D solid elements.	Hex20
/BRICK	Defines a Hexahedral Solid Element and Thick Shell Element with 8 nodes.	Hex8, Penta6, Pyramid5, Tetra4
/CYL_JOINT	Describes the cylindrical joints.	Rigid
/QUAD	Describes the 2D solid elements.	Quad4
/RBE2	Ties degree of freedom of multiple nodes to one node with option to choose the degree freedom that need to be tied.	Rigid
/RBE3	Ties degree of freedom of one node to multiple nodes.	RBE3
/RBODY	Describes the rigid bodies.	Rigid
/RLINK	Describes the rigid links.	Rigid
/SHELL	Describes the 4 node shell elements.	Quad4
/SH3N	Describes the 3 node shell elements	Tria3
/SPHCEL	Describes the SPH cells.	Mass
/SPRING2N	Describes the 2-noded spring elements.	Spring2N
/SPRING3N	Describes the 3-noded spring elements.	Spring3N
/SRPING4N	Describes the 4-noded spring elements.	Spring4N
/TETRA4	Describes the 4-noded tetra elements	Tetra4
/TETRA10	Describes the 10-noded tetra elements	Tetra10
/TRUSS	Describes the truss elements.	Rod

Most OptiStruct structural elements used in finite element analysis solution sequences are supported as elements in the interface.

Supported Cards	Solver Description	Supported Elem Types	Notes
BMFACE	Defines quad or tria faces that are in turn used to define a barrier to limit the total deformation for free-shape design regions.	Tria3 Quad4
CAABSF	Defines a frequency-dependent acoustic absorber element in coupled fluid-structural analysis.	Mass Rod Tria3 Quad4
CBAR	Defines a simple beam element.	Bar2
CBEAM	Defines a beam element (BEAM) of the structural model.	Bar2
CBUSH	Defines a generalized spring-damper structural element.	Spring
CBUSH1D	Defines a one-dimensional spring-damper structural element.	Mass Spring
CDAMP1	Defines a scalar damper element.	Spring Mass	Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (grounded CDAMP1).
CDAMP2	Defines a scalar damper element, without reference to a property.	Spring Mass	Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (grounded CDAMP2).
CDAMP3	Defines a scalar damper element that is connected only to scalar points.	Spring Mass	Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (when a coordinate is constrained).
CDAMP4	Defines a scalar damper element that is connected only to scalar points and is without reference to a material or property entry.	Spring Mass	Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (when a coordinate is constrained).
CELAS1	Defines a scalar spring element of the structural model.	Spring Mass	Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (grounded CELAS1).
CELAS2	Defines a scalar spring element of the structural model without reference to a property entry.	Spring Mass	Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (grounded CELAS2). Exported in large field format by optistructlf template.
CELAS3	Defines a scalar spring element that connects only to scalar points.	Spring Mass	Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (when a coordinate is constrained).
CELAS4	Defines a scalar spring element that is connected only to scalar points without reference to a property entry.	Spring Mass	Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (when a coordinate is constrained).
CFAST	Defines a fastener with material orientation connecting two shell surfaces.	Mass Rod	Represented as a mass or rod element type, depending on fastener configuration.
CGAP	Defines a gap or friction element.	Gap	The type of gap elements (either CGAP or CGAPG) is automatically determined based on whether the element is node-to-node or node-to-elem.
CGAPG	Defines a node-to-obstacle gap element. The obstacle may be an element face or a patch of nodes.	Gap Mass	The type of gap elements (either CGAP or CGAPG) is automatically determined based on whether the element is node-to-node or node-to-elem.
CGASK6	Defines a five-sided Solid Gasket Element with Six Grid Nodes.	Penta6
CGASK8	Defines a aix-sided Solid Gasket Element with Eight Grid Nodes.	Hex8
CGASK12	Defines a five-sided Solid Gasket Element with twelve Grid Nodes.	Penta15
CGASK16	Defines a six-sided Solid Gasket Element with sixteen Grid Nodes.	Hex20
CHACAB	Defines the acoustic absorber element in coupled fluid-structural analysis	Hex8
CHBDYE	Defines a surface element for application of thermal boundary condition.	Slave1	Defined using the Interfaces panel with the CONDUCTION or CONVECTION type.
CHEXA (8-noded)	Defines a first order solid element, composed of 6 quadrilateral faces.	Hex8
CHEXA (20-noded)	Defines a second order solid element, composed of 6 quadrilateral faces.	Hex20	A second order element with missing mid-side nodes can be defined in OptiStruct. Input data decks containing such elements are read by the translator as a first-order element. A message is written to the OptiStruct.msg file indicating the corresponding element ID.
CMASS1	Defines a scalar mass element.	Spring Mass	Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (grounded CMASS1).
CMASS2	Defines a scalar mass element without reference to a property entry.	Spring Mass	Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (grounded CMASS2).
CMASS3	Defines a scalar mass element that is connected only to scalar points.	Spring Mass	Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (when a coordinate is constrained).
CMASS4	Defines a scalar mass element that is connected only to scalar points and is without reference to a property.	Spring Mass	Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (when a coordinate is constrained).
CMBEAM	Defines a beam element for multi-body dynamics solution sequence without reference to a property entry.	Bar2
CMBUSH	Defines a bushing element without reference to a property entry.	Spring
CMBUSHC		Spring
CMBUSHE		Spring
CMBUSHT		Spring
CMSPDP	Defines a spring damper element without reference to a property entry for multi-body solution sequence.	Spring
CMSPDPC	Defines a spring damper element without reference to a property entry for multi-body solution sequence.	Spring
CMSPDPE	Defines a spring damper element without reference to a property entry for multi-body solution sequence.	Spring
CMSPDPT	Defines a spring damper element without reference to a property entry for multi-body solution sequence.	Spring
CONM1	Defines a 6x6 mass matrix at a geometric grid point.	Mass
CONM2	Defines a concentrated mass at a grid point of the structural model.	Mass	Exported in large field format by optistructlf template.
CONROD	Defines a rod element without reference to a property entry.	Rod
CONV	Specifies a free convection boundary condition for heat transfer analysis.	Slave1	Represented as a continuation to CHBDYE slave element card.
CPENTA (6-noded)	Defines a first order solid element, composed of 3 quadrilateral and 2 triangular faces.	Penta6
CPENTA (15-noded)	Defines a second order solid element, composed of 3 quadrilateral and 2 triangular faces.	Penta15	A second order element with missing mid-side nodes can be defined in OptiStruct. Input data decks containing such elements are read by the translator as a first-order element. A message is written to the OptiStruct.msg file indicating the corresponding element ID.
CPYRA (5-noded)	Defines a first order solid element, composed of 1 quadrilateral and 4 triangular faces.	Pyramid5
CPYRA (13-noded)	Defines a second order solid element, composed of 1 quadrilateral and 4 triangular faces.	Pyramid13	A second order element with missing mid-side nodes can be defined in OptiStruct. Input data decks containing such elements are read by the translator as a first-order element. A message is written to the OptiStruct.msg file indicating the corresponding element ID.
CQUADR	Quadrilateral Element Connection	Quad4
CQUAD4	Defines a quadrilateral plate element (QUAD4) of the structural model.	Quad4
CQUAD8	Defines a curved quadrilateral shell element with eight grid points.	Quad8
CROD	Defines a tension-compression element (ROD) of the structural model.	Rod
CSHEAR	Defines a shear panel element.	Quad4
CTAXI	Defines an axisymmetric triangular cross-section ring element for use in linear analysis.	Tria3
CTETRA (4-noded)	Defines a first order solid element, composed of 4 triangular faces.	Tetra4
CTETRA (10-noded)	Defines a second order solid element, composed of 4 triangular faces.	Tetra10	A second order element with missing mid-side nodes can be defined in OptiStruct. Input data decks containing such elements are read by the translator as a first-order element. A message is written to the OptiStruct.msg file indicating the corresponding element ID.
CTRIAR	Defines triangular element connections.	Tria3
CTRIAX6	Defines an axisymmetric triangular cross-section ring element for use in linear analysis.	Tria6
CTRIA3	Defines a triangular plate element (TRIA3) of the structural model.	Tria3
CTRIA6	Defines a second order triangular element.	Tria6
CTUBE	Defines a tension-compression-torsion element (TUBE) of the structural model.	Rod
CVISC	Defines a viscous damper element.	Spring	Represented as a spring element type.
CWELD	Defines a weld or fastener connecting two surface patches or points.	Mass Rod	Represented as a rod element type.
DHEXA8		Hex8
DQUAD4		Quad4
DPENTA6
DTETRAA4		Tetra4
DTRIA3		Tria3
HMSPRING	Defines a spring element, which is converted to OptiStruct entities on export, in a manner similar to that explained in Using HM_ELAS.	Spring
JOINT	Defines a joint used in multi-body dynamics.	Joint
PLOTEL	Defines a one-dimensional dummy element for use in plotting.	Plot
PLOTEL3	Defines a three-noded, two-dimensional dummy element for use in plotting.	Tria Quad4
PLOTEL4	Defines a four-noded, two-dimensional dummy element for use in plotting.	Tria Quad4
QBDY1	Defines a uniform heat flux for CHBDYE elements.	Flux
RBAR	Defines a rigid bar with 6 degrees of freedom at each end.	Weld
RBE2	Defines a rigid body whose independent degrees of freedom are specified at a single grid point and whose dependent degrees of freedom are specified at an arbitrary number of grid points.	Rigid RigidLink	An RBE2 element with one dependent node is represented as a rigid element type, while an element with multiple dependent nodes is represented as a rigid link element type.
RBE3	Defines the motion at a "reference" grid point as the weighted average of the motions at a set of other grid points.	Rbe3
RROD	Defines a pin-ended rod that is rigid in extension.	Rod

Supported Cards	Solver Description	Supported Elem Types	Supported Parameters
*COUPLING	Define a surface-based coupling constraint where the *SURFACE card points to nodes.	Rigid	COUP_KIN COUPLING with element-based SURFACE cards are defined as groups
*ELEMENT	Define elements by giving their nodes.		TYPE and ELSET
		Mass	CONN2D2, DASHPOT1, HMCONN, ITT21, MASS, ROTARYI, SPRING1
		Rigid	BEAM, COUP_KIN, KINCOUP, LINK, PIN, R2D2, RAX2, RB2D2, RDE, TIE
		RBE3	COUP_DIS, DCOUP2D, RDE
		Spring	DASHPOT2, DASHPOTA, JOINTC, SPRING2, SPRINGA
		Bar2	AC1D2, B21, B21H, B23, B23H, F2D2, FAX2, PIPE21, PIPE21H, SAX1
		Bar3	AC1D3, B22, B22H, PIPE22, PIPE22H, SAX2
		Rod	CONN2D2, DC1D2, GK2D2, GK2D2N, MGAX1, SFMAX1, SFMGAX1, T2D2, T2D2E, T2D2H, T2D2T
		Gap	GAPCYL, GAPSPHER, GAPUNI
		Tria3	AC2D3, ACAX3, CAX3, CAX3E, CAX3H, CAX3T, CGAX3, CGAX3H, CPE3, CPE3E, CPE3H, CPS3, CPS3E, DC2D3, DC2D3E, DCAX3, DCAX3E
		Quad4	AC2D4, ACAX4, CAX4, CAX4E, CAX4H, CAX4HT, CAX4I, CAX4IH, CAX4R, CAX4RH, CAX4T, CAXA41, CAXA4H1, CAXA4R1, CAXA4RH1, CGAX4, CGAX4H, CGAX4R, CGAX4RH, COH2D4, COHAX4, CPE4, CPE4E, CPE4H, CPE4HT, CPE4I, CPE4IH, CPE4P, CPE4PH, CPE4R, CPE4RH, CPE4RP, CPE4RPH, CPE4T, CPS4, CPS4E, CPS4I, CPS4R, CPS4T, DC2D4, DC2D4E, DCAX4, DCAX4E, DCCAX4, DCCAX4D, GKPE4, GKPS4, GKPS4N
		Tria6	AC2D6, ACAX6, CAX6, CAX6H, CAX6M, CAX6MH, CGAX6, CGAX6H, CPE6, CPE6H, CPE6M, CPE6MH, CPE6MP, CPE6MPH, CPS6, CPS6M, DC2D6, DC2D6E, DCAX6, DCAX6E
		Quad8	AC2D8, ACAX8, CAX8, CAX8H, CAX8HT, CAX8R, CAX8RH, CAX8RHT, CAX8RT, CAX8T, CAXA81, CAXA8H1, CAXA8P1, CAXA8R1, CAXA8RH1, CAXA8RP1, CGAX8, CGAX8H, CGAX8R, CGAX8RH, CGAX8T, CGE8P, CPE8, CPE8H, CPE8PH, CPE8R, CPE8RH, CPE8RP, CPE8RPH, CPS8, CPS8R, DC2D8, DC2D8E, DCAX8, DCAX8E
*ELGEN	Generate elements incrementally.	N/A	Note: These cards are resolved to individual entities on import and are written back on export the same way.
*KINEMATIC COUPLING	Constrain all or specific degrees of freedom of a set of nodes to the rigid body motion of a reference node.	Rigid	KINCOUP
*MPC	Define multi-point constraints.	Rigid	BEAM, LINK, PIN, TIE
*RELEASE	Release rotational degrees of freedom at one or both ends of a beam element.	Bar2/Bar3	See Note**

Supported Cards	Solver Description	Supported Elem Types	Supported Parameters
*COUPLING	Define a surface-based coupling constraint.	Rigid	COUP_KIN, COUP_DIS
*ELEMENT	Define elements by giving their nodes.		TYPE and ELSET
		Mass	CONN3D2, DASHPOT1, HMCONN, ITT31, MASS, ROTARYI, SPRING1
		Rigid	BEAM, COUP_KIN, KINCOUP, LINK, PIN, RB3D2, RDE, TIE
		RBE3	COUP_DIS, DCOUP3D, RDE
		Spring	DASHPOT2, DASHPOTA, JOINTC, SPRING2, SPRINGA
		Bar2	AC1D2, B31, B31H, B31OS, B31OSH, B33, B33H, ELBOW31, ELBOW31B, ELBOW31C, GK3D2, GK3D2N, PIPE31, PIPE31H
		Bar3	AC1D3, B32, B32H, B32OS, B32OSH, ELBOW32, MGAX2, PIPE32, PIPE32H, SFMAX2, SFMGAX2
		Rod	CONN3D2, MGAX1, SFMAX1, SFMGAX1, T3D2, T3D2E, T3D2H, T3D2T
		Gap	GAPCYL, GAPSPHER, GAPUNI
		Tria3	ACIN3D3, DS3, F3D3, M3D3, R3D3, S3, S3R, S3RT, SFM3D3, STRI3
		Quad4	ACIN3D4, DS4, F3D4, GK3D4L, GK3D4LN, M3D4, M3D4R, R3D4, S4, S4R, S4R5, S4RT, SFM3D4, SFM3D4R
		Tria6	DS6, M3D6, SFM3D6, STRI65
		Quad8	DS8, M3D8, M3D8R, S8R, S8R5, S8RT, SFM3D8, SFM3D8R
		Tetra4	AC3D4, C3D4, C3D4E, C3D4H, C3D4T, DC3D4, DC3D4E, FC3D4
		Pyramid5	C3D6, C3D6E, C3D6H, C3D8, C3D8E, C3D8H, C3D8HT, C3D8I, C3D8IH, C3D8R, C3D8RH, C3D8RHT, C3D8RT, C3D8T, FC3D5
		Penta6	AC3D6, C3D6, C3D6E, C3D6H, C3D6T, C3D8, C3D8R, COH3D6, DC3D6, DC3D6E, FC3D6, GK3D12M, GK3D12MN, GK3D6, GK3D6N, SC6R, SC6RT
		Hex8	AC3D8, C3D8, C3D8E, C3D8H, C3D8HT, C3D8I, C3D8IH, C3D8P, C3D8PH, C3D8R, C3D8RH, C3D8RHT, C3D8RP, C3D8RPH, C3D8RT, C3D8T, CCL12, COH3D8, DC3D8, DC3D8E, DCC3D8, DCC3D8D, FC3D8, GK3D18, GK3D18N, GK3D8, GK3D8N, SC8R, SC8RT
		Tetra10	AC3D10, C3D10, C3D10E, C3D10H, C3D10I, C3D10M, C3D10MH, C3D10MP, C3D10MPH, C3D10MT, DC3D10, DC3D10E
		Pyramid13	C3D20, C3D20H, C3D15, C3D15E, C3D15H, C3D20, C3D20E, C3D20H, C3D20HT, C3D20R, C3D20RE, C3D20RH, C3D20RHT, C3D20RT, C3D20T
		Penta15	AC3D15, C3D15, C3D15E, C3D15H, C3D20, C3D20R, DC3D15, DC3D15E
		Hex20	AC3D20, C3D20, C3D20E, C3D20H, C3D20HT, C3D20P, C3D20PH, C3D20R, C3D20RE, C3D20RH, C3D20RHT, C3D20RP, C3D20RPH, C3D20RT, C3D20T, DC3D20, DC3D20E
*KINEMATIC COUPLING	Constrain all or specific degrees of freedom of a set of nodes to the rigid body motion of a reference node.	Rigid	KINCOUP
*MPC	Define multi-point constraints.	Rigid	BEAM, LINK, PIN, TIE
*RELEASE	Release rotational degrees of freedom at one or both ends of a beam element.	Bar2/Bar3	See Note**

Supported Cards	Solver Description	Supported Elem Types	Supported Parameters
*COUPLING	Define a surface-based coupling constraint.	Rigid	COUP_KIN
*ELEMENT	Define elements by giving their nodes.		TYPE and ELSET
		Mass	CONN2D2, CONN3D2, HMCONN, MASS, PC3D, ROTARYI
		Rigid	BEAM, COUP_KIN, LINK, PIN, R2D2, RAX2, RDE, TIE
		RBE3	COUP_DIS, RDE
		Spring	DASHPOTA, SPRINGA
		Bar2	B21, B31, F2D2, FAX2, SAX1
		Bar3	B22, B32
		Rod	CONN2D2, CONN3D2, T2D2, T3D2
		Tria3	AC2D3, ACAX3, ACIN3D3, CAX3, CAX3T, CPE3, CPS3, F3D3, M3D3, R3D3, S3, S3R, S3RS, S3RT, SFM3D3
		Quad4	ACIN3D4, CAX4R, COH2D4, COHAX4, CPE4R, CPS4R, F3D4, M3D4, M3D4R, R3D4, S4, S4R, S4RS, S4RSW, S4RT, SFM3D4R
		Tetra4	AC3D4, C3D4, C3D4T, FC3D4
		Pyramid5	C3D6, C3D8, C3D8I, C3D8R, C3D8RHT, C3D8RT, C3D8T, FC3D5
		Penta6	AC3D6, C3D6, C3D6T, C3D8, C3D8R, COH3D6, FC3D6, SC6R, SC6RT
		Hex8	AC3D8R, C3D8, C3D8I, C3D8R, C3D8RHT, C3D8RT, C3D8T, COH3D8, EC3D8R, FC3D8, SC8R, SC8RT
		Tetra10	C3D10M, C3D10MT
*MPC	Define multi-point constraints	Rigid	BEAM, LINK, PIN, TIE
*RELEASE	Release rotational degrees of freedom at one or both ends of a beam element	Bar2/Bar3	See Note**

Note**

To add a *RELEASE card to this element, click pins a = and pins b = and type in the HyperMesh dof code for the Abaqus release combination code you want from the following table:

HyperMesh dof Code	Abaqus Release Combination Code
4	T
5	M2
45	M2-T
6	M1
46	M1-T
56	M1-M2
456	ALLM
Note:	For 2D problems, only dof6 (M1) is active.

Supported Cards	Solver Description	Supported Elem Types	Notes
BEAM3	2D Elastic Beam	Bar2	Config 60, Type 2
BEAM4	3D Elastic Beam	Bar2	Config 60, Type 1
BEAM23	2D Plastic Beam	Bar2	Config 60, Type 9
BEAM24	3D Thin-walled Beam	Bar2	Config 60, Type 6
BEAM44	3D Elastic Tapered Unsymmetric Beam	Bar2	Config 60, Type 7
BEAM54	2D Elastic Tapered Unsymmetric Beam	Bar2	Config 60, Type 10
BEAM188	3D Linear Finite Strain Beam	Bar2	Config 60, Type 8
BEAM189	3D Quadratic Finite Strain Beam	Bar3	Config 63, Type 1
CERIG	Ldof, Ldof2, Ldof3, Ldof4, Ldof5	Rigid	Defines a rigid region. Config 5, Type 1, 2
CIRCU124	General circuit element applicable to circuit simulation	Rod
COMBIN14	Spring-Damper	Spring	Config 21, Type 1
COMBIN39	Nonlinear Spring	Spring	Config 21, Type 2
COMBIN40	Combination	Spring	Config 21, Type 3
CONTA171	2D 2-Node Surface-to-Surface Contact	Plot	Config 2, Type 3
CONTA172	2D 3-Node Surface-to-Surface Contact	Bar3	Config 63, Type 12
CONTA173	3D 4-Node Surface-to-Surface Contact	Tria3 Quad4	Config 103, Type 13 Config 104, Type 13
CONTA174	3D 8-Node Surface-to-Surface Contact	Tria6 Quad 8	Config 106, Type 10 Config 108, Type 10
CONTA175	2D/3D Node-to-Surface Contact	Mass	Config 1, Type 14
CONTA177	3D Line-to-Surface Contact	Bar2 Bar3
CONTA178	3D Node-to-Node Contact	Gap	Config 70, Type 3
CONTAC12	2D Point-to-Point Contact	Gap	Config 70, Type 2
CONTAC48		Tria3
CONTAC49		Tria3 Quad4
CONTAC52	3D Point-to-Point Contact	Gap	Config 70, Type 1
CP	Defines (or modifies) a set of coupled degrees of freedom.	Rigid	Config 55, Type 1, 2
CP_ELEC		Rigid
CP_STRUC		Rigid
CP_THERM		Rigid
ELBOW290		Bar3
FLUID29	2D Axisymmetric Harmonic Acoustic Fluid	Tria3 Quad4
FLUID30	3D Acoustic Fluid	Tetra4 Penta6 Hex8
FLUID80	3D Contained Fluid	Hex8	Config 208, Type 9
FLUID116	Coupled Thermal-Fluid Pipe	Rod	Config 61, Type 12
FLUID220		Hex20 Penta15 Pyramid13 Tetra10
FLUID221		Tetra10
HF118	2D High-Frequency Quadrilateral Solid	Tria6 Quad8	Config 106, Type 25 Config 108, Type 25
HF119	3D High-Frequency Tetrahedral Solid	Tetra10	Config 210, Type 11
HF120	3D High-Frequency Brick Solid	Pyramid13 Penta15 Hex20	Config 213, Type 3 Config 215, Type 3 Config 220, Type 3
HYPER58	3D 8-Node Mixed u-P Hyperelastic Solid	Tetra4 Penta6 Hex8	Config 204, Type 11 Config 206, Type 11 Config 208, Type 11
INFIN9		Rod
INFIN110		QUAD4 QUAD8
INTER192		Quad4 Tria3
INTER193		Quad8
INTER194		Hex20 Penta15
INTER195		Hex8 Penta6
INTER205		Hex8 Penta6
LINK1	2D Spar (or Truss)	Rod	Config 61, Type 5
LINK8	3D Spar (or Truss)	Rod	Config 61, Type 1
LINK10	Tension-only or Compression-only Spar	Rod	Config 61, Type 2
LINK11	Linear actuator	Bar2	Config 61, Type 25
LINK31	Radiation Link	Rod	Config 61, Type 6
LINK32	2D Conduction Bar	Rod	Config 61, Type 7
LINK33	3D Conduction Bar	Rod	Config 61, Type 8
LINK34	Convection Link	Rod	Config 61, Type 9
LINK68	Coupled Thermal-Electric Line	Rod	Config 61, Type 14
LINK180	3D Finite Strain Spar (or Truss)	Rod	Config 61, Type 11
MASS21	Structural Mass	Mass	Config 1, Type 1
MASS71	Thermal Mass	Mass	Config 1, Type 2
MESH200	Meshing Facet	Bar3 Rod Tria3 Tetra4 Tetra10 Quad4 Hex8 Tria6 Quad8 Hex20	Config 63, Type 26 Config 61, Type 26 Config 103, Type 26 Config 204, Type 26 Config 210, Type 26 Config 104, Type 26 Config 208, Type 26 Config 106, Type 26 Config 108, Type 26 Config 220, Type 26
MPC184	Multipoint Constraint Elements: Rigid Link, Rigid Beam, Slider, Spherical, Revolute, Universal	Rod	Config 61, Type 13
PIPE16	Elastic Straight Pipe	Bar2	Config 60, Type 3
PIPE18	Elastic Curved Pipe (Elbow)	Bar2	Config 60, Type 4
PIPE20	Plastic Straight Pipe	Rod	Config 61, Type 4
PIPE60	Plastic Curved Pipe (Elbow)	Bar2	Config 60, Type 5
PIPE288		Bar2
PIPE289		Bar3
PLANE2	2D 6-Node Triangular Structural Solid	Tria6	Config 106, Type 21
PLANE13	2D Coupled-Field Solid	Tria3 Quad4	Config 103, Type 3 Config 104, Type 3
PLANE25	Axisymmetric-Harmonic 4-Node Structural Solid	Tria3 Quad4	Config 103, Type 6 Config 104, Type 6
PLANE35	2D 6-Node Triangular Thermal Solid	Tria6	Config 106, Type 7
PLANE42	2D Structural Solid	Tria3 Quad4	Config 103, Type 4 Config 104, Type 4
PLANE53	2D 8-Node Magnetic Solid	Tria6 Quad8	Config 106, Type 9 Config 108, Type 9
PLANE55	2D Thermal Solid	Tria3 Quad4	Config 103, Type 5 Config 104, Type 5
PLANE67	2D Coupled Thermal-Electric Solid	Tria3 Quad4	Config 103, Type 21 Config 104, Type 21
PLANE75	Axisymmetric-Harmonic 4-Node Thermal Solid	Tria3 Quad4	Config 103, Type 9 Config 104, Type 9
PLANE77	2D 8-Node Thermal Solid	Tria6 Quad8	Config 106, Type 2 Config 108, Type 2
PLANE78	Axisymmetric-Harmonic 8-Node Thermal Solid	Tria6 Quad8	Config 106, Type 8 Config 108, Type 8
PLANE82	2D 8-Node Structural Solid	Tria6 Quad8	Config 106, Type 1 Config 108, Type 1
PLANE83	Axisymmetric-Harmonic 8-Node Structural Solid	Tria6 Quad8	Config 106, Type 3 Config 108, Type 3
PLANE121	2D 8-Node Electrostatic Solid	Tria6 Quad8	Config 106, Type 22 Config 108, Type 22
PLANE145	2D Quadrilateral Structural Solid p-Element	Tria6 Quad8	Config 106, Type 23 Config 108, Type 23
PLANE146		Tria6	Config 106, Type 31
PLANE162	Explicit 2D Structural Solid	Tria3 Quad4	Config 103, Type 22 Config 104, Type 22
PLANE182	2D 4-Node Structural Solid	Tria3 Quad4	Config 103, Type 23 Config 104, Type 23
PLANE183	2D 8-Node Structural Solid	Tria6 Quad8	Config 106, Type 19 Config 108, Type 19
PLANE223	2D 8-Node Coupled-Field Solid	Tria6 Quad8
PRETS179	Define a 2D or 3D pretension section within a meshed structure	Bar2	Config 60, Type 17
RBE3	Distributes the force/moment applied at the master node to a set of slave nodes, taking into account the geometry of the slave nodes as well as weighting factors.	Rbe3
SHELL28	Shear/Twist Panel	Quad4	Config 104, Type 12
SHELL41	Membrane Shell	Tria3 Quad4	Config 103, Type 19 Config 104, Type 19
SHELL43	4-Node Plastic Large Strain Shell	Tria3 Quad4	Config 103, Type 2 Config 104, Type 2
SHELL51	Axisymmetric Structural Shell	Bar2	Config 60, Type 14
SHELL57	Thermal Shell	Tria3 Quad4	Config 103, Type 7 Config 104, Type 7
SHELL61	Axisymmetric-Harmonic Structural Shell	Bar2	Config 60, Type 15
SHELL63	Elastic Shell	Tria3 Quad4	Config 103, Type 1 Config 104, Type 1
SHELL91	Nonlinear Layered Structural Shell	Tria6 Quad8	Config 106, Type 6 Config 108, Type 6
SHELL93	8-Node Structural Shell	Tria6 Quad8	Config 106, Type 4 Config 108, Type 4
SHELL99	Linear Layered Structural Shell	Tria6 Quad8	Config 106, Type 5 Config 108, Type 5
SHELL131	4-Node Layered Thermal Shell	Tria3 Quad4	Config 103, Type 25 Config 104, Type 25
SHELL132	8-Node Layered Thermal Shell	Tria6 Quad8	Config 106, Type 24 Config 108, Type 24
SHELL143	4-Node Plastic Small Strain Shell	Tria3 Quad4	Config 103, Type 10 Config 104, Type 10
SHELL150	8-Node Structural Shell p-Element	Tria6 Quad8	Config 106, Type 20 Config 108, Type 20
SHELL157	Thermal-Electric Shell	Tria3 Quad4	Config 103, Type 20 Config 104, Type 20
SHELL163	Explicit Thin Structural Shell	Tria3 Quad4	Config 103, Type 17 Config 104, Type 17
SHELL181	4-Node Finite Strain Shell	Tria3 Quad4	Config 103, Type 11 Config 104, Type 11
SHELL208	2-Node Finite Strain Axisymmetric Shell	Bar2
SHELL209	3-Node Finite Strain Axisymmetric Shell	Bar2
SHELL281	8-Node Finite Strain Shell	Tria6 Quad8
SOLID5	3D Coupled-Field Solid	Penta6 Hex8	Config 206, Type 2 Config 208, Type 2
SOLID45	3D Structural Solid	Tetra4 Penta6 Hex8	Config 204, Type 1 Config 206, Type 1 Config 208, Type 1
SOLID46	3D 8-Node Layered Structural Solid	Tetra4 Penta6 Hex8	Config 204, Type 6 Config 206, Type 6 Config 208, Type 6
SOLID62	3D Magneto-Structural Solid	Tetra4 Pyramid5 Penta6 Hex8	Config 204, Type 15 Config 205, Type 15 Config 206, Type 15 Config 208, Type 15
SOLID64	3D Anisotropic Structural Solid	Tetra4 Penta6 Hex8	Config 204, Type 7 Config 206, Type 7 Config 208, Type 7
SOLID69	3D Coupled Thermal-Electric Solid	Tetra4 Penta6 Hex8	Config 204, Type 4 Config 206, Type 4 Config 208, Type 4
SOLID70	3D Thermal Solid	Tetra4 Penta6 Hex8	Config 204, Type 3 Config 206, Type 3 Config 208, Type 3
SOLID72		Tetra4
SOLID73		Tetra4 Penta6 Hex8
SOLID87	3D 10-Node Tetrahedral Thermal Solid	Tetra10	Config 210, Type 5
SOLID90	3D 20-Node Thermal Solid	Tetra10 Pyramid13 Penta15 Hex20	Config 210, Type 2 Config 213, Type 2
SOLID92	3D 10-Node Tetrahedral Structural Solid	Tetra10	Config 210, Type 3
SOLID95	3D 20-Node Structural Solid	Tetra10 Pyramid13 Penta15 Hex20	Config 210, Type 1 Config 213, Type 1 Config 215, Type 1 Config 220, Type 1
SOLID96	3D Magnetic Scalar Solid	Tetra4 Pyramid5 Penta6 Hex8	Config 204, Type 5 Config 205, Type 5 Config 206, Type 5 Config 208, Type 5
SOLID97	3D Magnetic Solid	Tetra4 Pyramid5 Penta6 Hex8	Config 204, Type 8 Config 205, Type 8 Config 206, Type 8 Config 208, Type 8
SOLID98	Tetrahedral Coupled-Field Solid	Tetra10	Config 210, Type 4
SOLID117	3D 20-Node Magnetic Solid	Tetra10 Pyramid13 Penta15 Hex20	Config 210, Type 8 Config 213, Type 8 Config 215, Type 8 Config 220, Type 8
SOLID147	3D Brick Structural Solid p-Element	Penta15 Hex20
SOLID148	3D Tetrahedral Structural Solid p-Element	Penta15 Tetra10 Hex20	Config 215, Type 9 Config 210, Type 9 Config 220, Type 9
SOLID164	Explicit 3D Structural Solid	Tetra4 Pyramid5 Penta6 Hex8	Config 204, Type 14 Config 205, Type 14 Config 206, Type 14 Config 208, Type 14
SOLID168	Explicit 3D 10-Node Tetrahedral Structural Solid	Tetra10
SOLID185	3D 8-Node Structural Solid	Tetra4 Penta6 Hex8	Config 204, Type 13 Config 206, Type 13 Config 208, Type 13
SOLID186	3D 20-Node Structural Solid	Tetra10 Pyramid13 Penta15 Hex20	Config 210, Type 7 Config 213, Type 7 Config 215, Type 7 Config 220, Type 7
SOLID187	3D 10-Node Tetrahedral Structural Solid	Tetra10	Config 210, Type 6
SOLID191	3D 20-Node Layered Structural Solid	Tetra10 Penta15 Hex20	Config 210, Type 10 Config 215, Type 10 Config 220, Type 10
SOLID226	3D 20-Node Coupled-Field Solid	Tetra10 Pyramid13 Penta15 Hex20
SOLID227	3D 10-Node Coupled-Field Solid	Tetra10
SOLID278		Hex8 Penta6 Tetra4
SOLID279		Hex20 Penta15 Pyramid13 Tetra10
SOLID285		Tetra4
SOLSH190	3D 8-Node Layered Solid Shell	Penta6 Hex8	Config 206 Config 208, Type 17
SURF151	2D Thermal Surface Effect	Bar2	Config 60, Type 12
SURF152	3D Thermal Surface Effect	Quad4 Quad8 Tria6	Config 104, Type 14 Config 108, Type 14
SURF153	2D Structural Surface Effect	Bar2 Bar3	Config 60, Type 16 Config 63, Type 16
SURF154	3D Structural Surface Effect	Quad4 Quad8 Tria6	Config 104, Type 18 Config 108, Type 18
SURF156	3D Structural Surface Line Load Effect	Bar3
SURF251	2D Radiosity Surface	Rod	Config 61, Type 25
SURF252	3D Radiosity Surface	Tria3 Quad4	Config 103, Type 36 Config 104, Type 36
TARGE169	2D Target Segment	Mass Bar2 Bar3	Config 1, Type 13 Config 60, Type 9 Config 63, Type 16
TARGE170	3D Target Segment	Mass Tria3 Quad4 Tria6 Quad8	Config 103, Type 16 Config 104, Type 16 Config 106, Type 16 Config 108, Type 16
VISCO88	2D 8-Node Viscoelastic Solid	Tria6 Quad8
VISCO107	3D 8-Node Viscoplastic Solid	Tetra4 Penta6 Hex8	Config 204, Type 16 Config 206, Type 16 Config 208, Type 16

Supported Cards	Solver Description	Supported Elem Types	Notes
*CONSTRAINED_ GENERALIZED_WELD_ BUTT_(ID)	Define butt welds.	Rigid	Spot(default)/type 1, Fillet/type 2, and Butt/type 3 failure modes are supported. Failure information is based on weld type selected. Coordinate System ID can be selected. No Failure/Type 0 Card 36 entities are defined as *CONSTRAINED_ NODAL_RIGID_BODIES in Keyword. They are a separate element type.
*CONSTRAINED_GENERALIZED_WELD_COMBINED_(ID)	Define combined welds.	Rigid
*CONSTRAINED_GENERALIZED_WELD_CROSS_FILLET_(ID)	Define cross fillet welds.	Rigid
*CONSTRAINED_ GENERALIZED_WELD_ FILLET_(ID)	Define fillet welds.	Rigid
*CONSTRAINED_ GENERALIZED_WELD_ SPOT_(ID)	Define spot welds.	Rigid
*CONSTRAINED_ INTERPOLATION	Define an interpolation constrain.	RBE3
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ CONSTANT_VELOCITY		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ CYLINDRICAL	Define a joint between two rigid bodies.	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ CYLINDRICAL_FAILURE(ID)		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ CYLINDRICAL_LOCAL(ID)		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ CYLINDRICAL_LOCAL_ FAILURE(ID)		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ GEARS		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ LOCKING(ID)		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ LOCKING_FAILURE(ID)		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ LOCKING_LOCAL(ID)		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ LOCKING_LOCAL_ FAILURE(ID)		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ PLANAR(ID)		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ PLANAR_FAILURE(ID)		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ PLANAR_LOCAL(ID)		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ PLANAR_FAILURE_LOCAL (ID)		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ PULLY		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ RACK_AND_PINION_ID		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ REVOLUTE		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ REVOLUTE_LOCAL(ID)		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ REVOLUTE_FAILURE(ID)		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ REVOLUTE_LOCAL_ FAILURE(ID)		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ ROTATIONAL_MOTOR		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ SCREW
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ SPHERICAL(ID)		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ SPHERICAL_LOCAL(ID)		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ SPHERICAL_FAILURE(ID)		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ SPHERICAL_LOCAL_ FAILURE(ID)		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ STIFFNESS_ TRANSLATIONAL	Define optional rotational and translational joint stiffness for joints defined by *CONSTRAINED_JOINT_OPTION	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ TRANSLATIONAL(ID)		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ TRANSLATIONAL_FAILURE (ID)		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ TRANSLATIONAL_LOCAL (ID)		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ TRANSLATIONAL_LOCAL_ FAILURE(ID)		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ TRANSLATIONAL_MOTOR		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ UNIVERSAL(ID)		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ UNIVERSAL_FAILURE(ID)		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ UNIVERSAL_LOCAL(ID)		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ UNIVERSAL_LOCAL_ FAILURE(ID)		Joint
*CONSTRAINED_NODAL_ RIGID_BODY	Define a nodal rigid body.	Rigid
*CONSTRAINED_NODAL_ RIGID_BODY (2-Noded)		Rigid
*CONSTRAINED_NODAL_ RIGID_BODY_INERTIA	Used when inertial properties are defined rather than computed.	Rigid
*CONSTRAINED_NODAL_ RIGID_BODY_INERTIA (2- Noded)		Rigid
*CONSTRAINED_NODAL_ RIGID_BODY_INERTIA _SPC		Rigid
*CONSTRAINED_NODAL_ RIGID_BODY_INERTIA _SPC (2-Noded)		Rigid
*CONSTRAINED_NODAL_ RIGID_BODY_SPC		Rigid
*CONSTRAINED_NODAL_ RIGID_BODY_SPC (2- Noded)		Rigid
*CONSTRAINED_NODE_ SET	Define nodal constraint sets for translational motion in global coordinates.	Rigid
*CONSTRAINED_NODE_ SET (2-Noded)		Rigid
*CONSTRAINED_NODE_ SET_ID		Rigid
*CONSTRAINED_RIVET	Define massless rivets between non-contiguous nodal pairs.	Weld
*CONSTRAINED_SHELL_ TO_SOLID	Define a tie between a shell edge and solid elements.	Rigid
*CONSTRAINED_ SPOTWELD_ID	Define massless spot welds between non-contiguous nodal pairs.	Weld	Normal and shear failure values can be edited.
*CONSTRAINED_ SPOTWELD_FILTERED_ FORCE_ID		Weld

Supported Cards	Solver Description	Supported Elem Types	Notes
*ELEMENT_BEAM	Define two node elements including 3D beams, trusses, 2D axisymmetric shells and 2D plane strain beam elements.	Bar	Thickness option can be added. This allows you to edit the parameters based on the element formulation in the property to which the beam points.
*ELEMENT_BEAM_ OFFSET		Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_ OFFSET_PID		Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_ OFFSET_THICKNESS		Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_ ORIENTATION		Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_PID		Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_PID_ ORIENTATION		Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_PID_ SCALAR		Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_ SCALAR		Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_ SCALAR_ORIENTATION		Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_ SECTION		Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_ SECTION_ORIENTATION		Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_ SECTION_PID		Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_ THICKNESS		Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_ THICKNESS_ORIENTATION		Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_ THICKNESS_PID		Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_ THICKNESS_SCALAR		Bar
*ELEMENT_DISCRETE	Define a discrete (spring or damper) element between two nodes or a node and ground.	Spring	Scale factor, printing flags, and offset values can be edited.
*ELEMENT_INERTIA	Define a lumped inertia element assigned to a nodal point.	Mass
*ELEMENT_INERTIA_ OFFSET		Mass
*ELEMENT_MASS	Define a lumped mass element assigned to a nodal point or equally distributed to the nodes of a node set.	Mass
*ELEMENT_MASS_ NODE_SET	Mass elements defined on node set	Mass
*ELEMENT_MASS_PART	Define additional non-structural mass to be distributed by an area weighted distribution to all nodes of a given part ID.	Mass
*ELEMENT_MASS_ PART_SET	Mass elements defined on part set.	Mass
*ELEMENT_PLOTEL	Define a null beam element for visualization.	Plot
*ELEMENT_SEATBELT	Define a seat belt element.	Rod
*ELEMENT_SEATBELT_ PRETENSIONER	Define seat belt pretensioner.	Mass
*ELEMENT_SEATBELT_ RETRACTOR	Define seat belt retractor.	Mass
*ELEMENT_SEATBELT_ SENSOR	Define seat belt sensor.	Sensors
*ELEMENT_SEATBELT_ SLIPRING	Define seat belt slip ring.	Mass
*ELEMENT_SHELL	Define three, four, six and eight node elements including 3D shells, membranes, 2D plane stress, plane strain, and axisymmetric solids.	Tria3, Quad4	Thickness and beta options can be added singularly or together. This allows you to edit the thickness and material angles to override the SECTION card.
*ELEMENT_SHELL_BETA		Tria3, Quad4
*ELEMENT_SHELL_BETA_ OFFSET		Tria3, Quad4
*ELEMENT_SHELL_ COMPOSITE		Tria3, Quad4
*ELEMENT_SHELL_DOF		Tria3, Quad4
*ELEMENT_SHELL_MCID		Tria3, Quad4
*ELEMENT_SHELL_MCID_ OFFSET		Tria3, Quad4
*ELEMENT_SHELL_ OFFSET		Tria3, Quad4
*ELEMENT_SHELL_ THICKNESS		Tria3, Quad4
*ELEMENT_SHELL_ THICKNESS_BETA		Tria3, Quad4
*ELEMENT_SHELL_ THICKNESS_BETA_ OFFSET		Tria3, Quad4
*ELEMENT_SHELL_ THICKNESS_MCID		Tria3, Quad4
*ELEMENT_SHELL_ THICKNESS_MCID_ OFFSET		Tria3, Quad4
*ELEMENT_SHELL_ THICKNESS_OFFSET		Tria3, Quad4
*ELEMENT_SOLID	Define three-dimensional solid elements including 4 noded tetrahedrons and 8-noded hexahedrons.	Tetra4, Penta6, Hex8, Tetra10
*ELEMENT_SOLID_ORTHO	Define a local coordinate system for orthotropic and anisotropic materials	Tetra4, Penta6, Hex8, Tetra10
*ELEMENT_SOLID_ TET4TOTET10	Converts 4 node tetrahedron solids to 10 node quadratic tetrahedron solids.	Tetra4
*ELEMENT_SPH	Define a lumped mass element assigned to a nodal point	Mass
*ELEMENT_TSHELL	Define an eight node thick shell element which is available with either fully reduced or selectively reduced integration rules.	Penta6, Hex8

Supported Cards	Solver Description	Supported Elem Types	Notes
*INITIAL_MOMENTUM	Defines initial momentum in the solid element at the start of analysis. This momentum could be from previous analysis/step carried forward to next analysis/step.	Tetra4, Penta6, Hex8, Tetra10	This is supported as an attribute to an element to maintain its associativity with element inside HM
*INITIAL_STRAIN_SHELL	Defines stress in the shell element at the start of analysis. This stress could be from previous analysis/step carried forward to next analysis/step.	Tria3, Quad4	This is supported as an attribute to an element to maintain its associativity with element inside HM
*INITIAL_STRAIN_SOLID	Defines stress in the solid element at the start of analysis. This stress could be from previous analysis/step carried forward to next analysis/step.	Tetra4, Penta6, Hex8, Tetra10	This is supported as an attribute to an element to maintain its associativity with element inside HM
*INITIAL_STRESS_BEAM	Defines stress in the beam element at the start of analysis. This stress could be from previous analysis/step carried forward to next analysis/step.	Bar	This is supported as an attribute to an element to maintain its associativity with element inside HM
*INITIAL_STRESS_SHELL	Defines stress in the shell element at the start of analysis. This stress could be from previous analysis/step carried forward to next analysis/step.	Tria3, Quad4	This is supported as an attribute to an element to maintain its associativity with element inside HM
*INITIAL_STRESS_SOLID	Defines stress in the solid element at the start of analysis. This stress could be from previous analysis/step carried forward to next analysis/step.	Tetra4, Penta6, Hex8, Tetra10	This is supported as an attribute to an element to maintain its associativity with element inside HM

Supported Cards	Solver Description	Supported Elem Types	Notes
CAABSF	Defines a frequency-dependent acoustic absorber element in coupled fluid-structural analysis.	Mass Rod Tria3 Quad4
CACINF3	Defines an acoustic conjugate infinite element with triangular base.	Tria3
CACINF4	Defines an acoustic conjugate infinite element with quadrilateral base.	Quad4
CAERO1	Defines an aerodynamic macro element (panel) in terms of two leading edge locations and side chords. This is used for Doublet-Lattice theory for subsonic aerodynamics and the ZONA51 theory for supersonic aerodynamics.	Quad4
CAERO2	Defines aerodynamic slender body and interference elements for Doublet-Lattice aerodynamics.	Rod
CBAR	Defines a simple beam element.	Bar
CBEAM	Defines a beam element.	Bar
CBEND	Defines a curved beam, curved pipe, or elbow element.	Bar
CBUSH	Defines a generalized spring-and-damper structural element that may be nonlinear or frequency dependent.	Mass Spring	Both elements with grounded terminals are supported
CBUSH1D	Defines the connectivity of a one-dimensional spring and viscous damper element.	Mass Spring	Both elements with grounded terminals are supported
CDAMP1	Defines a scalar damper element.	Mass Spring	Elements CDAMP1 and CDAMP2 with grounded terminals are not supported.
CDAMP2	Defines a scalar damper element without reference to a material or property entry.	Mass Spring	Elements CDAMP1 and CDAMP2 with grounded terminals are not supported.
CDAMP3	Defines a scalar damper element that is connected only to scalar points.	Mass Spring	Elements CDAMP1 and CDAMP2 with grounded terminals are not supported.
CDAMP4	Defines a scalar damper element that connected only to scalar points and without reference to a material or property entry.	Mass Spring	Elements CDAMP1 and CDAMP2 with grounded terminals are not supported.
CELAS1	Defines a scalar spring element.	Mass Spring	Elements CDAMP1 and CDAMP2 with grounded terminals are not supported.
CELAS2	Defines a scalar spring element without reference to a property entry.	Mass Spring	Elements CDAMP1 and CDAMP2 with grounded terminals are not supported.
CELAS3	Defines a scalar spring element that connects only to scalar points.	Mass Spring	Elements CDAMP1 and CDAMP2 with grounded terminals are not supported.
CELAS4	Defines a scalar spring element that is connected only to scalar points, without reference to a property entry.	Mass Spring	Elements CDAMP1 and CDAMP2 with grounded terminals are not supported
CFAST	Defines a fastener with material orientation connecting two surface patches.	Mass Rod
CGAP	Defines a gap or friction element.	Gap
CHACAB	Defines the acoustic absorber element in coupled fluid-structural analysis.	Hex8
CHBDYE	Defines a boundary condition surface element with reference to a heat conduction element.	Slave3 Slave4	This element is supported as GROUP.
CHBDYG	Defines a boundary condition surface element without reference to a property entry.	Slave3 Slave4	This element is supported as GROUP. Creation from scratch is not yet supported.
CHBDYP	Defines a boundary condition surface element with reference to a PHBDY entry.	Mass Rod	CONVM is supported as a continuation card inside CHBDYP.
CHEXA (20-noded)	Defines a second order solid element, composed of 6 quadrilateral faces.	Hex20	In Nastran, you can define a second order element with missing mid-side nodes. Input data decks containing such elements are read by the translator as a first-order element. A message is written to the nastran.msg file indicating the corresponding element ID.
CHEXA (8-noded)	Defines a first order solid element, composed of 6 quadrilateral faces.	Hex8
CMASS1	Defines a scalar mass element.	Mass Spring
CMASS2	Defines a scalar mass element without reference to a property entry.	Mass Spring
CMASS3	Defines a scalar mass element that is connected only to scalar points.	Mass Spring
CMASS4	Defines a scalar mass element that is connected only to scalar points, without reference to a property entry.	Mass Spring
CONM1	Defines a 6 x 6 symmetric mass matrix at a geometric grid point.	Mass
CONM2	Defines a concentrated mass at a grid point.	Mass
CONROD	Defines a rod element without reference to a property entry.	Rod
CPENTA (6-noded)	Defines the connections of a five-sided solid element with six to fifteen grid points.	Penta6
CPENTA (15-noded)	Defines the connections of a five-sided solid element with six to fifteen grid points.	Penta15	In Nastran, you can define a second order element with missing mid-side nodes. Input data decks containing such elements are read by the translator as a first-order element. A message is written to the nastran.msg file indicating the corresponding element ID.
CQUAD4	Defines an isoparametric membrane-bending or plane strain quadrilateral plate element.	Quad4
CQUAD8	Defines a curved quadrilateral shell or plane strain element with eight grid points.	Quad8	In Nastran, you can define a second order element with missing mid-side nodes. Input data decks containing such elements are read by the translator as a first-order element. A message is written to the nastran.msg file indicating the corresponding element ID.
CQUADR	Defines an isoparametric membrane and bending quadrilateral plate element. However, this element does not include membrane-bending coupling. This element is less sensitive to initial distortion and extreme values of Poisson’s ratio than the CQUAD4 element. It is a companion to the CTRIAR element.	Quad4
CROD	Defines a tension-compression-torsion element.	Rod
CSHEAR	Defines a shear panel element.	Quad4
CSEAM		Rod
CTETRA (4-noded)	Defines the connections of the four-sided solid element with four grid points.	Tetra4
CTETRA (10-noded)	Defines the connections of the four-sided solid element with ten grid points.	Tetra10	In Nastran, you can define a second order element with missing mid-side nodes. Input data decks containing such elements are read by the translator as a first-order element. A message is written to the nastran.msg file indicating the corresponding element ID.
CTRIA3	Defines an isoparametric membrane-bending or plane strain triangular plate element.	Tria3
CTRIA6	Defines a curved triangular shell element or plane strain with six grid points.	Tria6	In Nastran, you can define a second order element with missing mid-side nodes. Input data decks containing such elements are read by the translator as a first-order element. A message is written to the nastran.msg file indicating the corresponding element ID.
CTRIAR	Defines an isoparametric membrane-bending triangular plate element. However, this element does not include membrane-bending coupling. It is a companion to the CQUADR element.	Tria3
CTRIAX	Defines an axisymmetric triangular element with up to 6 grid points for use in fully nonlinear (i.e., large strain and large rotations) hyperelastic analysis	Tria3/Tria6
CTRIAX6	Defines an isoparametric and axisymmetric triangular cross section ring element with midside grid points.	Tria3/Tria6
CTUBE	Defines a tension-compression-torsion tube element.	Rod
CQUADX	Defines an axisymmetric quadrilateral element with up to nine grid points for use in fully nonlinear (i.e., large strain and large rotations) analysis or a linear harmonic or rotordynamic analysis. The element has between four and eight grid points	Quad4/Quad8	Ninth grid selected in card edit of the element
CVISC	Defines a viscous damper element.	Spring	Elements CDAMP1 and CDAMP2 with grounded terminals are not supported.
CWELD	Defines a weld or fastener connecting two surface patches or points.	Mass Rod	Node-Node, Node-Patch, or Patch-Patch weld elements can be read. CWELD element is stored as an element of the rod configuration. CWELD elements using the ELEMID option not created in Engineering Solutions will be displayed as zero length. Currently, the Spotweld panel can only create Node-Node and Patch-Patch CWELD elements. Engineering Solutions always calculates the location of GA and GB by projecting GS in the normal direction of surface patch A and surface patch B, respectively.
GENEL	Defines a general element.	RBE3
HM_SPRING	Defines a spring element, which is converted to Nastran entities on export, in a manner similar to that explained in Using HM_ELAS.	Spring
MBOLT	Defines a bolt for use in SOL 600 in countries outside the USA.	Mass
MBOLTUS	Defines a bolt for use only in SOL 600 and only in the USA.	Mass
PLOTEL	Defines a one-dimensional dummy element for use in plotting.	Plot
RBAR	Defines a rigid bar with six degrees-of-freedom at each end.	Weld	RBAR CNA field defaults to 123456. To edit the CNA, CNB, CMA, or CMB fields, you must view the card image for the RBAR element.
RBE2	Defines a rigid body with independent degrees-of-freedom that are specified at a single grid point and with dependent degrees-of-freedom that are specified at an arbitrary number of grid points.	Rigid Rigidlink	An RBE2 element with one dependent node is identified as a rigid element, while an element with multiple dependent nodes is identified as a rigid link element.
RBE3	Defines the motion at a reference grid point as the weighted average of the motions at a set of other grid points.	RBE3	Individual weight factors can be created on the independent nodes of RBE3 using the update functionality in the RBE3 panel. See the on-line help for the RBE3 panel for more information.
RJOINT	Defines a rigid joint element connecting two coinciding grid points.		RBE2
RROD	Defines a rigid pin-ended element connection.

The component of the element refers to a material, which contains the material definition for PAM-CRASH 2G .

To change an element type, use the Elem Types panel.

Edit the elements in the card previewer to determine the element types that require additional information beyond element connectivity.

FE input reader will not create connectors for Plinks, instead you must use the FE absorb functionality to create connectors from PLINKs.

Supported Cards	Solver Description	Supported Elem Types	Notes
ASSOCIATE	Defines entities to be converted from deformable to rigid.	Rigids
BAR /	Bar element.	Rod
BASE_BODY	Rigid bodies on which the boundary conditions are defined, used in Multibody systems.	Rigid
BEAM /	Beam element.	Bar2	If the orientation vector is defined via vectors, the string VECTOR is displayed in the N3 field, and a zero is written in the exported deck. If the y-direction node is directly specified, its ID is displayed in the N3 field.
BSHEL /	8-noded brick shell element.	Hex8
EDG		Rod
ELINK /	Link element.	Rod	The element must be edited in the card previewer to define the connections.
JOINT /	Joint element.	Rod	The element must be edited in the card previewer to define element orientation.
KJOIN /	Kinematic joint element.	Rod	The element must be edited in the card previewer to define element orientation.
LLINK /	Link element.	Rod	The element must be edited in the card previewer to define the connections.
MASS	Added mass.	Mass
MEMBR / MEMBR /	Membrane element.	Tria3 Quad4
MTJOIN /	Multiple node to one node Kinematic joint element.	FE Joint
MTOCO /	Rigid element.	Rigid
NODCO /	Nodal constraint definition.	Rigid	This configuration allows you to create nodal constraints via entity sets. The element must be edited in the card previewer. Degrees of freedom are ignored.
OTMCO /	One node to multiple node constraints.	RBE3
PLINK /	Plink element.	Mass	The element must be edited in the card previewer. Mass value is ignored. Use the following templates to handle the welds: find_welds find_master_comps_welds find_slave_comps_welds find_comps_welds.
PLINK_VI		Rod	These elements are created during connector realization to show the actual connections. They are not exported.
RETRA /		Mass	The element must be edited in the card previewer. Mass value is ignored.
RBODY /	Rigid body with 2 nodes.	Weld	When created, the default value for rigid body type is 1.
RBODY /		Rigid	This configuration allows you to create rigid bodies via entity sets. The element must be edited in the card previewer. Degrees of freedom are ignored.
SEG SEG		Tria3 Quad4	The elements are used in entity selection. With this keyword, only nodes of these elements are output along with SEG keyword.
SENPT /		Mass
SHELL /	Shell element.	Mass	Mass value is ignored. Mass defined with a keyword other than NOD is not supported. The reader creates one mass element for each NOD definition in the MASS card, therefore the exported deck will contain the same number of MASS/cards as many NOD definitions.
SHELL /		Tria3	The default behavior for tria3 elements is Coo triangles. To output standard triangles (N3 = N4).
SHELL /		Quad4
SLINK / SLINK /		Tria3 Quad4	The element must be edited in the card previewer to define the connections.
SLIPR /		Mass	The element must be edited in the card previewer. Mass value is ignored.
SOLID / SOLID / SOLID / SOLID /	8-noded brick element.	Tetra4 Pyramid5 Penta6 Hex8
SPH /		Mass
SPRING /	Spring element.	Spring	The element must be edited in the card previewer to define element orientation.
SPRGBM /	Spring beam element.	Spring	The element must be edited in the card previewer to define element orientation.
TETRA /	10-noded tetra element.	Tetra10	Local frame definition
TETR4 /	4-noded tetra element.	Tetra4
TSHEL /	4-noded thick shell element.	Quad4	The element must be edited in the card previewer to define the connections.

Elements

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Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (grounded CDAMP1).

Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (grounded CDAMP2).

Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (when a coordinate is constrained).

Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (when a coordinate is constrained).

Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (grounded CELAS1).

Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (grounded CELAS2).

Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (when a coordinate is constrained).

Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (when a coordinate is constrained).

The type of gap elements (either CGAP or CGAPG) is automatically determined based on whether the element is node-to-node or node-to-elem.

The type of gap elements (either CGAP or CGAPG) is automatically determined based on whether the element is node-to-node or node-to-elem.

Slave1

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HyperMesh dof Code

Abaqus Release Combination Code

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CERIG

CIRCU124

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