*mass()
Creates a mass element in HMASCII format.
Syntax
*mass (id,type,node1,propertyid,systemid,mass)
Type
HyperMesh HMASCII Command
Description
Creates a mass 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.
- propertyid
- The ID of the property directly assigned to the element. If specified as 0, the property is taken from the component.
- systemid
- The ID of the system assigned to the element. If specified as 0, there is no assigned system.
- mass
- The mass of the element.
Example
To create a mass element with ID 100, solver type 1, node 1, direct property ID 5, no system and a mass of 0.5:
*mass(100,1,1,2,5,0,0.5)Errors
Incorrect usage results in an import error.