LINE

Bulk Data Entry Definition of a line.

Format

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
LINE LINEID EDGE              
  GA1 GB1              
  GA2 GB2              
  GA3 GB3              
  etc etc              

Example

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
LINE 100 EDGE              
  33 34              
  34 35              
  35 36              

Alternate Format

In this format, line is represented as collection of 1D, 2D or 3D elements.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
LINE LINEID ELEDGE              
  EID1 EID2 EID3 EID4 EID5 EID6 EID7 EID8  
  EID9   etc            

Alternate Format (SET)

In this format, a line is defined by a SET of elements. With this approach, the line is composed of all the edges of all selected 1D, 2D or 3D elements in the SET.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
LINE LINEID SET SID            

Definitions

Field Contents SI Unit Example
LINEID Non-unique identification number of LINE. Multiple LINE cards with the same LINEID compose a line group.

No default (Integer > 0)

 
EDGE Flag indicating that a line is defined by two grids.  
GA# Grid point identification number of first grid A.

No default (Integer > 0)

 
GB# Grid point identification number of second grid B.

No default (Integer > 0)

 
ELEDGE Flag indicating that the line is composed of elements.  
EID# Element identification number.

No default (Integer > 0)

 
SET Flag indicating that the line is defined by a SET of elements.  
SID Set identification number.

No default (Integer > 0)

 

Comments

  1. GA and GB should be two different grids.
  2. All nodes must belong to a shell, solid, truss or beam element.
  3. This card is represented as a contact surface in HyperMesh.