Supported Cards
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Solver Description
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Supported Elem Types
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Supported Parameters
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*COUPLING
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Define a surface-based coupling constraint where the *SURFACE card points to nodes.
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Rigid
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COUP_KIN
*COUPLING with element-based *SURFACE cards are defined as groups
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*ELEMENT
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Define elements by giving their nodes.
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TYPE and ELSET
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Mass
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CONN2D2, DASHPOT1, HMCONN, ITT21, MASS, ROTARYI, SPRING1
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Rigid
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BEAM, COUP_KIN, KINCOUP, LINK, PIN, R2D2, RAX2, RB2D2, RDE, TIE
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RBE3
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COUP_DIS, DCOUP2D, RDE
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Spring
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DASHPOT2, DASHPOTA, JOINTC, SPRING2, SPRINGA
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Bar2
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AC1D2, B21, B21H, B23, B23H, F2D2, FAX2, PIPE21, PIPE21H, SAX1
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Bar3
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AC1D3, B22, B22H, PIPE22, PIPE22H, SAX2
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Rod
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CONN2D2, DC1D2, GK2D2, GK2D2N, MGAX1, SFMAX1, SFMGAX1, T2D2, T2D2E, T2D2H, T2D2T
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Gap
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GAPCYL, GAPSPHER, GAPUNI
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Tria3
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AC2D3, ACAX3, CAX3, CAX3E, CAX3H, CAX3T, CGAX3, CGAX3H, CPE3, CPE3E, CPE3H, CPS3, CPS3E, DC2D3, DC2D3E, DCAX3, DCAX3E
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Quad4
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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
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Tria6
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AC2D6, ACAX6, CAX6, CAX6H, CAX6M, CAX6MH, CGAX6, CGAX6H, CPE6, CPE6H, CPE6M, CPE6MH, CPE6MP, CPE6MPH, CPS6, CPS6M, DC2D6, DC2D6E, DCAX6, DCAX6E
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Quad8
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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
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*ELGEN
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Generate elements incrementally.
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N/A
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Note: These cards are resolved to individual entities on import and are written back on export the same way.
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*KINEMATIC
COUPLING
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Constrain all or specific degrees of freedom of a set of nodes to the rigid body motion of a reference node.
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Rigid
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KINCOUP
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*MPC
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Define multi-point constraints.
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Rigid
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BEAM, LINK, PIN, TIE
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*RELEASE
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Release rotational degrees of freedom at one or both ends of a beam element.
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Bar2/Bar3
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See Note**
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Supported Cards
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Solver Description
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Supported Elem Types
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Supported Parameters
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*COUPLING
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Define a surface-based coupling constraint.
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Rigid
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COUP_KIN, COUP_DIS
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*ELEMENT
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Define elements by giving their nodes.
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TYPE and ELSET
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Mass
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CONN3D2, DASHPOT1, HMCONN, ITT31, MASS, ROTARYI, SPRING1
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Rigid
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BEAM, COUP_KIN, KINCOUP, LINK, PIN, RB3D2, RDE, TIE
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RBE3
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COUP_DIS, DCOUP3D, RDE
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Spring
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DASHPOT2, DASHPOTA, JOINTC, SPRING2, SPRINGA
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Bar2
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AC1D2, B31, B31H, B31OS, B31OSH, B33, B33H, ELBOW31, ELBOW31B, ELBOW31C, GK3D2, GK3D2N, PIPE31, PIPE31H
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Bar3
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AC1D3, B32, B32H, B32OS, B32OSH, ELBOW32, MGAX2, PIPE32, PIPE32H, SFMAX2, SFMGAX2
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Rod
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CONN3D2, MGAX1, SFMAX1, SFMGAX1, T3D2, T3D2E, T3D2H, T3D2T
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Gap
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GAPCYL, GAPSPHER, GAPUNI
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Tria3
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ACIN3D3, DS3, F3D3, M3D3, R3D3, S3, S3R, S3RT, SFM3D3, STRI3
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Quad4
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ACIN3D4, DS4, F3D4, GK3D4L, GK3D4LN, M3D4, M3D4R, R3D4, S4, S4R, S4R5, S4RT, SFM3D4, SFM3D4R
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Tria6
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DS6, M3D6, SFM3D6, STRI65
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Quad8
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DS8, M3D8, M3D8R, S8R, S8R5, S8RT, SFM3D8, SFM3D8R
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Tetra4
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AC3D4, C3D4, C3D4E, C3D4H, C3D4T, DC3D4, DC3D4E, FC3D4
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Pyramid5
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C3D6, C3D6E, C3D6H, C3D8, C3D8E, C3D8H, C3D8HT, C3D8I, C3D8IH, C3D8R, C3D8RH, C3D8RHT, C3D8RT, C3D8T, FC3D5
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Penta6
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AC3D6, C3D6, C3D6E, C3D6H, C3D6T, C3D8, C3D8R, COH3D6, DC3D6, DC3D6E, FC3D6, GK3D12M, GK3D12MN, GK3D6, GK3D6N, SC6R, SC6RT
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Hex8
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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
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Tetra10
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AC3D10, C3D10, C3D10E, C3D10H, C3D10I, C3D10M, C3D10MH, C3D10MP, C3D10MPH, C3D10MT, DC3D10, DC3D10E
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Pyramid13
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C3D20, C3D20H, C3D15, C3D15E, C3D15H, C3D20, C3D20E, C3D20H, C3D20HT, C3D20R, C3D20RE, C3D20RH, C3D20RHT, C3D20RT, C3D20T
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Penta15
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AC3D15, C3D15, C3D15E, C3D15H, C3D20, C3D20R, DC3D15, DC3D15E
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Hex20
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AC3D20, C3D20, C3D20E, C3D20H, C3D20HT, C3D20P, C3D20PH, C3D20R, C3D20RE, C3D20RH, C3D20RHT, C3D20RP, C3D20RPH, C3D20RT, C3D20T, DC3D20, DC3D20E
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*KINEMATIC
COUPLING
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Constrain all or specific degrees of freedom of a set of nodes to the rigid body motion of a reference node.
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Rigid
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KINCOUP
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*MPC
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Define multi-point constraints.
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Rigid
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BEAM, LINK, PIN, TIE
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*RELEASE
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Release rotational degrees of freedom at one or both ends of a beam element.
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Bar2/Bar3
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See Note**
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Supported Cards
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Solver Description
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Supported Elem Types
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Supported Parameters
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*COUPLING
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Define a surface-based coupling constraint.
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Rigid
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COUP_KIN
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*ELEMENT
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Define elements by giving their nodes.
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TYPE and ELSET
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Mass
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CONN2D2, CONN3D2, HMCONN, MASS, PC3D, ROTARYI
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Rigid
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BEAM, COUP_KIN, LINK, PIN, R2D2, RAX2, RDE, TIE
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RBE3
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COUP_DIS, RDE
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Spring
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DASHPOTA, SPRINGA
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Bar2
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B21, B31, F2D2, FAX2, SAX1
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Bar3
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B22, B32
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Rod
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CONN2D2, CONN3D2, T2D2, T3D2
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Tria3
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AC2D3, ACAX3, ACIN3D3, CAX3, CAX3T, CPE3, CPS3, F3D3, M3D3, R3D3, S3, S3R, S3RS, S3RT, SFM3D3
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Quad4
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ACIN3D4, CAX4R, COH2D4, COHAX4, CPE4R, CPS4R, F3D4, M3D4, M3D4R, R3D4, S4, S4R, S4RS, S4RSW, S4RT, SFM3D4R
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Tetra4
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AC3D4, C3D4, C3D4T, FC3D4
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Pyramid5
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C3D6, C3D8, C3D8I, C3D8R, C3D8RHT, C3D8RT, C3D8T, FC3D5
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Penta6
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AC3D6, C3D6, C3D6T, C3D8, C3D8R, COH3D6, FC3D6, SC6R, SC6RT
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Hex8
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AC3D8R, C3D8, C3D8I, C3D8R, C3D8RHT, C3D8RT, C3D8T, COH3D8, EC3D8R, FC3D8, SC8R, SC8RT
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Tetra10
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C3D10M, C3D10MT
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*MPC
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Define multi-point constraints
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Rigid
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BEAM, LINK, PIN, TIE
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*RELEASE
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Release rotational degrees of freedom at one or both ends of a beam element
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Bar2/Bar3
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See Note**
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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
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Abaqus Release Combination Code
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4
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T
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5
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M2
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45
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M2-T
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6
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M1
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46
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M1-T
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56
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M1-M2
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456
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ALLM
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Note:
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For 2D problems, only dof6 (M1) is active.
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