*penta15()

Creates a penta15 element in HMASCII format.

Syntax

*penta15 (id,type,node1,node2,node3,node4,node5,node6,node7,node8,node9,node10,node11,node12,node13,node14,node15,propertyid)

Type

HyperMesh HMASCII Command

Description

Creates a penta15 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.
node5
The ID of the fifth node.
node6
The ID of the sixth node.
node7
The ID of the seventh node.
node8
The ID of the eighth node.
node9
The ID of the ninth node.
node10
The ID of the tenth node.
node11
The ID of the eleventh node.
node12
The ID of the twelfth node.
node13
The ID of the thirteenth node.
node14
The ID of the fourteenth node.
node15
The ID of the fifteenth 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 penta15 element with ID 100, solver type 1, nodes 1 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 and direct property ID 5:

*penta15(100,1,1,15,14,13,12,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,5)

Errors

Incorrect usage results in an import error.