*quad4()
Creates a quad4 element in HMASCII format.
Syntax
*quad4 (id,type,node1,node2,node3,node4,propertyid)
Type
HyperMesh HMASCII
Description
Creates a quad4 element in HMASCII format.
This must follow *component(). The element will be assigned to the most recent component created using *component().
Nodes must also be defined using *node() before creating an element using those nodes.
Inputs
- id
- The ID of the element.
- type
- The solver specific element type.
- node1
- The ID of the first node.
- node2
- The ID of the second node.
- node3
- The ID of the third node.
- node4
- The ID of the fourth node.
- propertyid
- The ID of the property directly assigned to the element. If specified as 0, the property is taken from the component.
Example
To create a quad4 element with ID 100, solver type 1, nodes 1 4 3 2 and direct property ID 5:
*quad4(100,1,1,4,3,2,5)Errors
Incorrect usage results in an import error.