*rod()

Creates a rod element in HMASCII format.

Syntax

*rod (id,type,node1,node2,propertyid)

Type

HyperMesh HMASCII

Description

Creates a rod 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.
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 rod element with ID 100, solver type 1, nodes 1 2 and direct property ID 5:

*rod(100,1,1,2,5)

Errors

Incorrect usage results in an import error.