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Set entities are used to define and store lists of entity IDs for a specific entity.  Sets can be generated for nodes, elements, components, assemblies, properties, materials, ellipsoids, multibody planes, multibody joints, and multibodies which contain entity IDs for that specific entity.  Sets can also be generated as sets of sets, or lists of set IDs.  Sets are shown under the Set folder within the Model browser. The Set browser can be used to create, edit, and review sets.

Sets do not have a display state.

Sets have an active and export state.  The active state of a set controls the listing of the set in the Model browser and any of its views.  If a set entity is active, then it is listed in the Model browser and any of its views.  If a set entity is inactive, then it is not listed in the Model browser or any of its views.

The export state of a set entity controls wether or not that set is exported when the custom export option is utilized.  The all export option is not affected by the export state of a set.  The active and export states of set entities can be controlled using the Entity State browser.

The data names associated with sets can be found in the data names section of the HyperMesh Reference Guide.

 

The following panels can be used to create and edit sets:

Entity Sets

 

Solver Card Support for Sets


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Note: Sets of different types but with the same ID are supported.

Supported Card

Solver Description

Supported Parameters

Notes

/GRBEAM

Describes the beam groups.

 

 

/GRBEAM/BEAM

Describes the beam number groups.

 

 

/GRBEAM/BOX

Describes the beam groups.

 

 

/GRBEAM/BOX2

Describes the beam groups.

 

 

/GRBEAM/GRBEAM

Describes the beam groups.

 

 

/GRBEAM/MAT

Describes the beam material groups.

 

 

/GRBEAM/PART

Describes the beam part groups.

 

 

/GRBEAM/PROP

Describes the beam property groups.

 

 

/GRBEAM/SUBSET

Describes the beam subset groups.

 

 

/GRBRIC

Describes the brick groups.

 

 

/GRBRIC/BOX

Describes the brick box groups.

 

 

/GRBRIC/BOX2

Describes the brick box groups.

 

 

/GRBRIC/BRIC

Describes the brick number groups.

 

 

/GRBRIC/GRBRIC

Describes the brick groups.

 

 

/GRBRIC/MAT

Describes the brick material groups.

 

 

/GRBRIC/PART

Describes the brick part groups.

 

 

/GRBRIC/PROP

Describes the brick property groups.

 

 

/GRBRIC/SUBSET

Describes the brick subset groups.

 

 

/GRNOD

Describes a node group

 

 

/GRNOD/BOX

Describes the node box groups.

 

 

/GRNOD/GENE

Describes the node groups.

 

 

/GRNOD/GRBEAM

Describes the node groups.

 

 

/GRNOD/GRBRIC

Describes the node groups.

 

 

/GRNOD/GRQUAD

Describes the node groups.

 

 

/GRNOD/GRSH3N

Describes the 3 node shell groups.

 

 

/GRNOD/GRSHEL

Describes the 4 node shell groups.

 

 

/GRNOD/GRSPRI

Describes the node spring groups.

 

 

/GRNOD/GRTRUS

Describes the node truss groups.

 

 

/GRNOD/MAT

Describes the node material groups.

 

 

/GRNOD/NODE

Describes the node groups.

 

 

/GRNOD/NODENS

Describes the unsortable node number groups.

 

 

/GRNOD/PART

Describes the node part groups.

 

 

/GRNOD/PROP

Describes the node property groups.

 

 

/GRNOD/SUBSET

Describes the node subset groups.

 

 

/GRNOD/SURF

Describes the node surface groups.

 

 

/GRPART

Describes the part groups.

 

 

/GRQUAD

Describes the quad groups.

 

 

/GRQUAD/BOX

Describes the quad groups.

 

 

/GRQUAD/BOX2

Describes the quad groups.

 

 

/GRQUAD/GRQUAD

Describes the quad groups.

 

 

/GRQUAD/MAT

Describes the quad material groups.

 

 

/GRQUAD/PART

Describes the quad part groups.

 

 

/GRQUAD/PROP

Describes the quad property groups.

 

 

/GRQUAD/QUAD

Describes the quad number groups.

 

 

/GRQUAD/SUBSET

Describes the quad subset groups.

 

 

/GRSH3N

Describes the 3 node shell groups.

 

 

/GRSH3N/BOX

Describes the 3 node shell groups.

 

 

/GRSH3N/BOX2

Describes the 3 node shell groups.

 

 

/GRSH3N/GRSH3N

Describes the 3 node shell groups.

 

 

/GRSH3N/MAT

Describes the 3 node shell material groups.

 

 

/GRSH3N/PART

Describes the 3 node shell part groups.

 

 

/GRSH3N/PROP

Describes the 3 node shell property groups.

 

 

/GRSH3N/SH3N

Describes the 3 node shell groups.

 

 

/GRSH3N/SUBSET

Describes the 3 node shell subset groups.

 

 

/GRSHEL

Describes the shell groups.

 

 

/GRSHEL/BOX

Describes the shell box groups.

 

 

/GRSHEL/BOX2

Describes the shell box groups.

 

 

/GRSHEL/GRSHEL

Describes the shell groups.

 

 

/GRSHEL/MAT

Describes the shell material groups.

 

 

/GRSHEL/PART

Describes the shell part groups.

 

 

/GRSHEL/PROP

Describes the shell property groups.

 

 

/GRSHEL/SHEL

Describes the shell number groups.

 

 

/GRSHEL/SUBSET

Describes the shell subset groups.

 

 

/GRSPRI

Describes the spring groups.

 

 

/GRSPRI/BOX

Describes the spring groups.

 

 

/GRSPRI/BOX2

Describes the spring groups.

 

 

/GRSPRI/GRSPRI

Describes the spring groups.

 

 

/GRSPRI/PART

Describes the spring part groups.

 

 

/GRSPRI/PROP

Describes the spring property groups.

 

 

/GRSPRI/SPRI

Describes the spring groups.

 

 

/GRSPRI/SUBSET

Describes the spring subset groups.

 

 

/GRTRUS

Describes the truss groups.

 

 

/GRTRUS/BOX

Describes the truss box groups.

 

 

/GRTRUS/BOX2

Describes the truss box groups.

 

 

/GRTRUS/GRTRUS

Describes the truss groups.

 

 

/GRTRUS/MAT

Describes the truss material groups.

 

 

/GRTRUS/PART

Describes the truss part groups.

 

 

/GRTRUS/PROP

Describes the truss property groups.

 

 

/GRTRUS/SUBSET

Describes the truss subset groups.

 

 

/GRTRUS/TRUS

Describes the truss groups.

 

 

/LINE

Definition of the line.

 

 

/LINE/BOX

Definition of the line box.

 

 

/LINE/BOX2

Definition of the line box.

 

 

/LINE/EDGE

Definition of the line edges of the surfaces.

 

 

/LINE/GRBEAM

Definition of the line.

 

 

/LINE/GRTRUS

Definition of the line.

 

 

/LINE/MAT

Definition of the line material.

 

 

/LINE/PROP

Definition of the line property.

 

 

/LINE/SURF

Definition of the line surface.

 

 

/SURF

Describes the surface definition.

 

 

/SURF/BOX

Describes the surface definition.

 

 

/SURF/BOX/ALL

Describes the box surface definition (All).

 

 

/SURF/BOX/EXT

Describes the external box surface definition.

 

 

/SURF/BOX2

Describes the surface definition.

 

 

/SURF/GRSHELL

Describes the surface definition of a group of shells.

 

 

/SURF/MAT

Describes the material surface definition.

 

 

/SURF/MAT/ALL

Describes the material surface definition (All).

 

 

/SURF/MAT/EXT

Describes the external material surface definition.

 

 

/SURF/PART

Describes the parts surface definition.

 

 

/SURF/PART/ALL

Describes the parts surface definition (All).

 

 

/SURF/PART/EXT

Describes the external parts surface definition.

 

 

/SURF/PROP

Describes the property surface definition.

 

 

/SURF/PROP/ALL

Describes the property surface definition (All).

 

 

/SURF/PROP/EXT

Describes the external property surface definition.

 

 

/SURF/SUBSET

Describes the subset surface definition.

 

 

/SURF/SUBSET/ALL

Describes the subset surface definition (All).

 

 

/SURF/SUBSET/EXT

Describes the external subset surface definition.

 

 

/SURF/SURF

Describes the surface definition.

 

 

hmtoggle_arrow1OptiStruct

OptiStruct sets are represented in HyperMesh as entity sets, and are controlled in the Entity Sets panel.  The sets can be composed of grids, elements, design variables, MBD entities, mode numbers, frequencies or times for reference by other input definitions.  In addition to the definition of entity sets through the explicit selection of the constituents, it is possible to define a set of nodes or a set of elements through a combination of formulaic expressions.

 

Supported Card

Solver Description

Supported Parameters

Notes

BORE

Bored Deformation

 

 

ERPPNL

Defines one or more sets of elements as panels for equivalent radiated power output for a frequency response analysis of a coupled fluid-structural model.

 

 

MBDCRV

Defines an ordered list of grids as a Multi-body Deformable Curve.

 

 

MBDSRF

Defines a Multi-body Deformable Surface.

 

 

MBPCRV

Defines a Multi-body Parametric Curve using node sets.

 

 

PANEL

Defines up to four sets of grid points as panels for panel participation output for a frequency response analysis of a coupled fluid-structural model.

n/a

 

PANELG

Defines a set of grid points and/or elements as a generic panel.

 

 

ROTORG

Used for the specification of grids that determine the Rotor Line model.

RSPINR

 

RSPINR

Defines the relative spin rates between rotors during a rotor dynamic analysis in Modal Complex Eigenvalue or Frequency Response solution sequences.

 

 

SET

Defines a set of grids, elements, design variables, MBD entities, mode numbers, frequencies or times for reference by other input definitions.

SET_DESVAR - Contains design variables

SET_ELEM - Contains elements, properties, blocks or materials.

SET_FREQ - Contains real values.

SET_GRID - Contains nodes or blocks.

SET_GRIDC - Contains grid and component list.

SET_MODE - Contains real values.

SET_PLOTEL - Contains output commands for grid and plot elements.

SET_PLY - Contains plies.

SET_TIME - Contains real values.

Sets of integer and real values are supported as entity sets.

SET3

Defines a set of grids or elements.

NODE

ELEM

PROP

 

Note:        Sets that are created in HyperMesh are maintained on I/O by using $HMSET comment cards.

hmtoggle_arrow1Abaqus

Sets can be created of nodes, elements, components, and other sets.

 

Supported Card

Solver Description

Supported Parameters

Notes

*DISTRIBUTION

Define spatial distributions

LOCATION

NAME

TYPE

 

*ELSET

Assign elements to an element set

ELSET

GENERATE

 

*EMBEDDED ELEMENT

Specify an element or a group of elements that lie embedded in a group of “host” elements in a model

ABSOLUTE EXTERIOR TOLERANCE

EXTERIOR TOLERANCE

HOST ELSET

ROUNDOFF TOLERANCE

 

*NODAL THICKNESS

Define shell or membrane thickness at nodes

GENERATE

 

*NSET

Assign nodes to a node set

NSET

ELSET

GENERATE

UNSORTED

 

 

Sets can be specified directly from nodes and elements in the model or by a formula. Sets of sets and components are also supported in Abaqus templates. To create sets that contain a combination of sets and individual nodes or elements, select the add by IDs option in a formula-based set.

A User Comments block is supported for all sets.  See the information below on how to add comments to any set card image. These comments will be preserved during import and export of the Abaqus input deck.

Sets using the GENERATE parameter can be expanded upon imported using the Expand sets defined by range solver option in the Import panel. This is useful for when node/element IDs are renumbered during import.

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Supported Card

Solver Description

Supported Parameters

Notes

CMGRP

Groups components and assemblies into an assembly.

Name

This is supported as sets of sets.

hmtoggle_arrow1Exodus

Supported Card

Solver Description

Supported Parameters

Notes

NodeSets

Provides a means to reference a group of nodes with a single ID.

Also used to specify load or boundary conditions, or to identify nodes for a special output request.

 

 

 

hmtoggle_arrow1LS-DYNA

The default LS-DYNA attribute values for the set can be edited.  Individual values cannot be edited.

 

Supported Card

Solver Description

Supported Parameters

Notes

*DEFINE_HEX_SPOTWELD
_ASSEMBLY

Assembly of elements that describes a spotweld.

NumID

 

*DEFINE_HEX_SPOTWELD
_ASSEMBLY_N

 

 

 

*SET_BEAM(TITLE)

Define a set of beam elements.

GenerateOption

Title

 

*SET_BEAM_ADD

Define a beam set by combining beam sets.

Title

 

*SET_BEAM_GENERATE
(TITLE)

Generates a block of beam element IDs between a starting ID and an ending ID.

GenerateOption

Title

 

*SET_DISCRETE(TITLE)

Define a set of discrete elements.

GenerateOption

Title

 

*SET_DISCRETE_ADD

Define a discrete set by combining discrete sets.

Title

 

*SET_DISCRETE_
GENERATE(TITLE)

Generates a block of discrete element IDs between a starting ID and an ending ID.

GenerateOption

Title

 

*SET_NODE_ADD

Define a node set by combining node sets.

A1 - A4

SOLVER (MECH, CESE, ICFD)

Title

 

*SET_NODE_ADD_
ADVANCED

Define a node set by combining node sets or by combining NODE, SHELL, SOLID, BEAM, SEGMENT, DISCRETE and THICK SHELL sets.

A1 - A4

SOLVER (MECH, CESE, ICFD)

Title

 

*SET_NODE_COLUMN

Define a nodal set with some identical or unique attributes.

DA1 - DA4

SOLVER (MECH, CESE, ICFD)

Title

 

*SET_NODE_LIST(TITLE)

Define a nodal set with some identical or unique attributes.

DA1 - DA4

SOLVER (MECH, CESE, ICFD)

Options (None, Generate, Column)

Title

 

*SET_NODE_LIST_
GENERATE(TITLE)

Generate a block of node IDs between a starting nodal ID number and an ending nodal ID number.

DA1 - DA4

SOLVER (MECH, CESE, ICFD)

NBEG, NEND

Title

 

*SET_PART_ADD

Define a part set by combining part sets.

DA1 - DA4

SOLVER (MECH, CESE, ICFD)

Title

 

*SET_PART_COLUMN
(TITLE)

Define a set of parts with optional attributes.

DA1 - DA4

SOLVER (MECH, CESE, ICFD)

Title

 

*SET_PART_LIST_
GENERATE(TITLE)

Generate a block of part IDs between a starting part ID number and an ending part ID number.

DA1 - DA4

SOLVER (MECH, CESE, ICFD)

Title

 

*SET_SEGMENT_
GENERAL

Definition of contact surface from parts, elements, box.

DA1 - DA4

SOLVER (MECH, CESE, ICFD)

Title

 

*SET_SHELL_ADD

Define a shell set by combining shell sets.

Title

 

*SET_SHELL_COLUMN

Define a set of shell elements with optional identical or unique attributes.

DA1 - DA4

Title

 

*SET_SHELL_LIST(TITLE)

Define a set of shell elements with optional identical or unique attributes.

DA1 - DA4

Options (None, Generate, Column)

Title

 

*SET_SHELL_LIST_
GENERATE(TITLE)

Define a set of shell elements with optional identical or unique attributes.

DA1 - DA4

NBEG, NEND

Title

 

*SET_SOLID(TITLE)

Define a set of solid elements.

SOLVER (MECH, CESE, ICFD)

GenerateOption

Title

 

*SET_SOLID_ADD

Define a solid set by combining solid sets.

SOLVER (MECH, CESE, ICFD)

Title

 

*SET_SOLID_GENERAL

 

 

 

*SET_SOLID_GENERATE
(TITLE)

Generate a block of solid element IDs between a starting ID and an ending ID.

SOLVER (MECH, CESE, ICFD)

GenerateOption

Title

 

*SET_TSHELL(TITLE)

Define a set of thick shell elements.

GenerateOption

Title

 

*SET_TSHELL_GENERAL

 

 

 

*SET_TSHELL_GENERATE
(TITLE)

Generate a block of thick shell element IDs between a starting ID and an ending ID.

GenerateOption

Title

 

 

hmtoggle_arrow1MADYMO

Supported Card

Solver Description

Supported Parameters

Notes

GROUP_FE

Assembles a selected set of finite element objects within an FE model into a group.

FE_MODEL

 

GROUP_MB

Assembles a selected set of multibody objects into a group.

BODY_LIST

 

hmtoggle_arrow1MARC

Supported Card

Solver Description

Supported Parameters

Notes

DEFINE

 

 

 

OSET

 

 

 

hmtoggle_arrow1Nastran

Supported Card

Solver Description

Supported Parameters

Notes

BCPROP

Defines a 3D contact region by element properties.

Set Type (non-ordered, ordered, formula)

 

BNDFREE1

 

C

 

BOLT

Defines a rigid bolt by a set of MPC constraints.

ETYPE

 

BOLTLD

 

 

 

CSUPER

Defines the grid or scalar point connections for identical or mirror image superelements or superelements from an external source.

SSID, PSID

 

CSUPEXT

Assigns exterior points to a superelement.

SEID

 

ERPPNL

Defines one or more panels by referencing sets of elements or properties.

SETID - SET3 Bulk Data entry

 

PANEL

Defines one or more panels by referencing sets of grid points, elements or properties.

NAME, SETID,

 

ROTORG

Specifies grids that compose the rotor line model.

RSPINR

RSPINT

 

RSPINR

Specifies the relative spin rates between rotors for complex eigenvalue, frequency response, and static analysis.

 

Supported in conjunction with ROTORG

RSPINT

Specifies rotor spin rates for Transient analysis.

 

Supported in conjunction with ROTORG

SEBNDRY

Defines a list of grid points in a partitioned superelement for the automatic boundary search between a specified superelement or between all other superelements in the model.

SEIDB Options (ALL, VALUE)

 

SEBSET1

Defines boundary degrees-of-freedom to be fixed (b-set) during generalized dynamic reduction or component mode calculations.

SEID, C

 

SECSET1

Defines boundary degrees-of-freedom to be free (c-set) during generalized dynamic reduction or component mode synthesis calculations.

SEID, C

ALL

 

SEQSET1

Defines the generalized degrees-of-freedom of the superelement to be used in generalized dynamic reduction or component mode synthesis.

SEID, C

 

SESET

Defines interior grid points for a superelement.

SEID

 

SET

Defines a set of element or grid point numbers to be plotted.

ID

Node and element sets supported with the THRU option.

SET1

Defines a list of structural grid points or element identification numbers.

ID

SKIN

 

SEUSET1

Defines a degree-of-freedom set for a superelement.

SEID, SNAME, C

 

 

Note:When reading input decks that were not created in HyperMesh, an attempt is made to create two sets for each set found: one containing elements and one containing nodes.  You can delete the unnecessary set.
Sets that are created are maintained as node or element sets by using $HMSET comment cards.
hmtoggle_arrow1PAM-CRASH 2G

During import, entity sets are automatically generated. PAM-CRASH 2G cards with general entity selection generate entity sets.

 

Supported Card

Solver Description

Supported Parameters

Notes

GES /

 

 

 

GROUP /

Keyword selection

 

PAM-CRASH 2G GROUP / card and general entity selection (GES) are mapped as set of sets.

A set is created if only one keyword is used.

A set of sets is created in the following cases:

If the definition uses more than one keyword.
Unresolved groups are used in the definition.
More than one GRP keyword is present in the definition.
A GROUP definition is always implemented as set of set.

In card previewer a toggle switches between PAM-CRASH 2G GROUP and General Entity Selection.

hmtoggle_arrow1PERMAS

Supported Card

Solver Description

Supported Parameters

Notes

ESET

Definition of new element sets. An element set may be defined by a list of element numbers or other element set names or using some generation rules.

NAME

DESCRIPTION

 

ESETBIN

Definition of element set bins. An element set bin is defined by a list of element set names.

NAME

DESCRIPTION

 

NSET

Definition of new node sets. A node set may be defined by a list of node numbers or other node set names or using some generation rules.

NAME

DESCRIPTION

 

NSETBIN

Definition of node set bins. A node set bin is defined by a list of node set names.

NAME

DESCRIPTION

 

SFSET

Definition of new surface sets. A surface set may be defined by a list of surface numbers or other surface set names or using some generation rules.

NAME

DESCRIPTION

 

hmtoggle_arrow1Samcef

Supported Card

Solver Description

Supported Parameters

Notes

.SEL NOE

Defines a set of grids

GROUP, NOM, NŒUD,  MAILLE

 

.SEL MAI

Defines a set of elements

GROUP, NOM,  MAILLE

 

 

 

See Also:

Browsers

HyperMesh Entities & Solver Interfaces

Include Files

Model Setup