*icelink()

Defines the independent nodes for an IC element in HMASCII format.

Syntax

*icelink (independentnodeid,dependentnodesmax,dependentnodeid_1,dependentdof_1,...,dependentnodeid_N,dependentnodedof_N)

Type

HyperMesh HMASCII

Description

Defines the independent nodes for an IC element in HMASCII format.

This must follow *ice(). The definition applies to the most recent IC created using *ice().

Nodes must also be defined using *node() before creating an element using those nodes.

Inputs

independentnodeid: The ID of the independent node to add.
dependentnodesmax: The number of dependent nodes associated with the independent node.
dependentnodeid_N: The dependent node ID. This is repeated along with dependentnodedof_N for each dependent node.
dependentnodedof_N: The dependent node DOF. This is repeated along with dependentnodeid_N for each dependent node.

Example

To create an IC element with ID 500, independent nodes 100 and 101, node 100 dependent nodes 200 and 300 with DOF 12, and node 101 dependent nodes 201 and 301 with DOF 123:

*ice(500,0,2,4)
*icelink(100,2,200,12,300,12)
*icelink(101,2,201,123,301,123)

Errors

Incorrect usage results in an import error.

Version History

14.0