Supported Solver Cards

Solver cards supported for elements.

Abaqus Cards


Card	Supported Element Configurations	Description
*COUPLING	Rigid/RBE3	Define a surface-based coupling constraint where the SURFACE card points to elements. Note: The COUPLING is also supported as rigid elements (COUP_KIN) and RBE3 (COUP_DIS) when *SURFACE points to nodes.
*ELEMENT	Bar2 Bar3 Gap (Standard 2D/3D) Hex20 (Standard 3D) Hex8 (Standard 3D/Explicit) Mass Penta15 (Standard 3D) Penta6 (Standard 3D/Explicit) Pyramid13 (Standard 3D) Pyramid5 (Standard 3D/Explicit) Quad4 Quad8 (Standard 2D/3D) RBE3 Rigid Rod Spring Tetra10 (Standard 3D/Explicit) Tetra4 (Standard 3D/Explicit) Tria3 Tria6 (Standard 2D/3D)	Defines elements by giving their nodes.
*ELGEN		Generates elements incrementally. These cards are resolved to individual entities on import and are written back on export the same way. Note: Standard 2D only.
*MPC	Rigid	Defines multi-point constraints.
*RELEASE	Bar2 Bar3	Releases rotational degrees of freedom at one or both ends of a beam element. For 2D problems, only dof6 (M1) is active. Add a RELEASE card to this element by clicking pins a = and pins b = and type in the HyperMesh dof code for the Abaqus release combination code you want. HyperMesh dof Code* Abaqus Release Combination Code 4 T 5 M2 45 M2-T 6 M1 46 M1-T 56 M1-M2 456 ALLM For 2D problems, only dof6 (M1) is active.
AC1D2	Bar2	2-node acoustic link
AC1D3	Bar3	3-node acoustic link
AC2D3	Tria3	3-node linear 2-D acoustic triangle
AC2D4	Quad4	4-node linear 2-D acoustic quadrilateral
AC2D6	Tria6	6-node quadratic 2-D acoustic triangular prism
AC2D8	Quad8	8-node quadratic 2-D acoustic quadrilateral
AC3D10	Tetra10	10-node quadratic acoustic tetrahedron
AC3D15	Pyramid13 Penta15	15-node quadratic acoustic triangular prism
AC3D20	Pyramid13 Hex20	20-node quadratic acoustic brick
AC3D4	Tetra4	4-node linear acoustic tetrahedron
AC3D6	Penta6	6-node linear acoustic triangular prism
AC3D8	Hex8	8-node linear acoustic brick
AC3D8R	Hex8
ACAX3	Tria3	3-node linear axisymmetric acoustic triangle
ACAX4	Quad4	4-node linear axisymmetric acoustic quadrilateral
ACAX6	Tria6	6-node quadratic axisymmetric acoustic triangle
ACAX8	Quad8	8-node quadratic axisymmetric acoustic quadrilateral
ACIN3D3	Tria3	3-node linear 3D acoustic infinite element
ACIN3D4	Quad4	4-node linear 3D acoustic infinite element
ACIN3D6	Tria6	6-node quadratic 3D acoustic infinite element
ACIN3D8	Quad8	8-node quadratic 3D acoustic infinite element
B21	Bar2	2-node linear beam in a plane
B21H	Bar2	2-node linear beam in a plane, hybrid formulation
B22	Bar3	3-node quadratic beam in a plane
B22H	Bar3	3-node quadratic beam in a plane, hybrid formulation
B23	Bar2	2-node cubic beam in a plane
B23H	Bar2	2-node cubic beam in a plane, hybrid formulation
B31	Bar2	2-node linear beam
B31H	Bar2	2-node linear beam, hybrid formulation
B31OS	Bar2	2-node linear open-section beam
B31OSH	Bar2	2-node linear open-section beam, hybrid formulation
B32	Bar3	3-node quadratic beam in space
B32	Bar3	3-node quadratic beam
B32H	Bar3	3-node quadratic beam, hybrid formulation
B32OS	Bar3	3-node quadratic open-section beam
B32OSH	Bar3	3-node quadratic open-section beam, hybrid formulation
B33	Bar2	2-node cubic beam
B33H	Bar2	2-node cubic beam, hybrid formulation
BEAM	Rigid
C3D10	Tetra10	10-node quadratic tetrahedron
C3D10E	Tetra10	10-node quadratic piezoelectric tetrahedron
C3D10H	Tetra10	10-node quadratic tetrahedron, hybrid, constant pressure
C3D10HS	Tetra10
C3D10I	Tetra10	10-node general-purpose quadratic tetrahedron, improved surface stress visualization
C3D10M	Tetra10	10-node modified tetrahedron, hourglass control
C3D10MH	Tetra10	10-node modified quadratic tetrahedron, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control
C3D10MP	Tetra10	10-node modified displacement and pore pressure tetrahedron, hourglass control
C3D10MPH	Tetra10	10-node modified displacement and pore pressure tetrahedron, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control
C3D10MT	Tetra10	10-node thermally coupled modified quadratic tetrahedron, hourglass control
C3D10S
C3D15	Pyramid13 Penta15	15-node quadratic triangular prism
C3D15E	Pyramid13 Penta15	15-node quadratic piezoelectric triangular prism
C3D15H	Pyramid13 Penta15	15-node quadratic triangular prism, hybrid, linear pressure
C3D20	Pyramid13 Penta15 Hex20	20-node quadratic brick
C3D20E	Pyramid13 Hex20	20-node quadratic piezoelectric brick
C3D20H	Pyramid13 Hex20	20-node quadratic brick, hybrid, linear pressure
C3D20HT	Pyramid13 Hex20	20-node thermally coupled brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear temperature, hybrid, linear pressure
C3D20PH	Hex20	20-node brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear pore pressure, hybrid, linear pressure
C3D20R	Pyramid13 Penta15 Hex20	20-node quadratic brick, reduced integration
C3D20RE	Pyramid13 Hex20	20-node quadratic piezoelectric brick, reduced integration
C3D20RH	Pyramid13 Hex20	20-node quadratic brick, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration
C3D20RHT	Pyramid13 Hex20	20-node thermally coupled brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear temperature, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration
C3D20RP	Hex20	20-node brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear pore pressure, reduced integration
C3D20RPH	Hex20	20-node brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear pore pressure, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration
C3D20RT	Pyramid13 Hex20	20-node thermally coupled brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear temperature, reduced integration
C3D20T	Pyramid13 Hex20	20-node thermally coupled brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear temperature
C3D30P	Hex20	20-node brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear pore pressure
C3D4	Tetra4	4-node linear tetrahedron
C3D4E	Tetra4	4-node linear piezoelectric tetrahedron
C3D4H	Tetra4	4-node linear tetrahedron, hybrid, linear pressure
C3D4P	Tetra4
C3D4T	Tetra4	4-node thermally coupled tetrahedron, linear displacement and temperature
C3D6	Pyramid5 Penta6	6-node linear triangular prism
C3D6E	Pyramid5 Penta6	6-node linear piezoelectric triangular prism
C3D6H	Pyramid5 Penta6	6-node linear triangular prism, hybrid, constant pressure
C3D6HT	Penta6	6-node linear triangular prism, hybrid with constant pressure
C3D6P	Penta6
C3D6T	Penta6	6-node thermally coupled triangular prism, linear displacement and temperature
C3D8	Pyramid5 Penta6 Hex8	8-node linear brick
C3D8E	Pyramid5 Hex8	8-node linear piezoelectric brick
C3D8H	Pyramid5 Hex8	8-node linear brick, hybrid, constant pressure
C3D8HS	Hex8
C3D8HT	Pyramid5 Hex8	8-node thermally coupled brick, trilinear displacement and temperature, hybrid, constant pressure
C3D8I	Pyramid5 Hex8	8-node linear brick, incompatible modes
C3D8IH	Pyramid5 Hex8	8-node linear brick, hybrid, linear pressure, incompatible modes
C3D8P	Hex8	8-node brick, trilinear displacement, trilinear pore pressure
C3D8PH	Hex8	8-node brick, trilinear displacement, trilinear pore pressure, hybrid, constant pressure
C3D8R	Pyramid5 Penta6 Hex8	8-node linear brick, reduced integration, hourglass control
C3D8RH	Pyramid5 Hex8	8-node linear brick, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control
C3D8RHT	Pyramid5 Hex8	8-node thermally coupled brick, trilinear displacement and temperature, reduced integration, hourglass control, hybrid, constant pressure
C3D8RHT	Pyramid5	8-node thermally coupled brick, trilinear displacement and temperature, reduced integration, hourglass control, hybrid, constant pressure
C3D8RP	Hex8	8-node brick, trilinear displacement, trilinear pore pressure, reduced integration
C3D8RPH	Hex8	8-node brick, trilinear displacement, trilinear pore pressure, reduced integration, hybrid, constant pressure
C3D8RT	Pyramid5 Hex8	8-node thermally coupled brick, trilinear displacement and temperature, reduced integration, hourglass control
C3D8S	Hex8
C3D8T	Pyramid5 Hex8	8-node thermally coupled brick, trilinear displacement and temperature
CAX3	Tria3	3-node linear axisymmetric triangle
CAX3E	Tria3	3-node linear axisymmetric piezoelectric triangle
CAX3H	Tria3	3-node linear axisymmetric triangle, hybrid, constant pressure
CAX3T	Tria3	3-node axisymmetric thermally coupled triangle, linear displacement and temperature
CAX4	Quad4	4-node bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral
CAX4E	Quad4	4-node bilinear axisymmetric piezoelectric quadrilateral
CAX4H	Quad4	4-node bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, constant pressure
CAX4HT	Quad4	4-node axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature, hybrid, constant pressure
CAX4I	Quad4	4-node bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, incompatible modes
CAX4IH	Quad4	4-node bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure, incompatible modes
CAX4R	Tria3 Quad4	4-node bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, reduced integration, hourglass control
CAX4RH	Quad4	4-node bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control
CAX4T	Quad4	4-node axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature
CAX6	Tria6	6-node quadratic axisymmetric triangle
CAX6H	Tria6	6-node quadratic axisymmetric triangle, hybrid, linear pressure
CAX6M	Tria6	6-node modified axisymmetric triangle, hourglass control
CAX6MH	Tria6	6-node modified quadratic axisymmetric triangle, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control
CAX8	Quad8	8-node biquadratic axisymmetric quadrilateral
CAX8H	Quad8	8-node biquadratic axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure
CAX8HT	Quad8	8-node axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, hybrid, linear pressure
CAX8R	Quad8	8-node biquadratic axisymmetric quadrilateral, reduced integration
CAX8RH	Quad8	8-node biquadratic axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration
CAX8RHT	Quad8	8-node axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration
CAX8RT	Quad8	8-node axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, reduced integration
CAX8T	Quad8	8-node axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature
CAXA41	Quad4
CAXA4H1	Quad4
CAXA4R1	Quad4
CAXA4RH1	Quad4
CAXA81	Quad8
CAXA8H1	Quad8
CAXA8P1	Quad8
CAXA8R1	Quad8
CAXA8R4	Quad8
CAXA8RH1	Quad8
CAXA8RH4	Quad8
CAXA8RP1	Quad8
CCL12	Hex8	12-node cylindrical brick
CGAX3	Tria3	3-node generalized linear axisymmetric triangle, twist
CGAX3H	Tria3	3-node generalized linear axisymmetric triangle, hybrid, constant pressure, twist
CGAX4	Quad4	4-node generalized bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, twist
CGAX4H	Quad4	4-node generalized bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, constant pressure, twist
CGAX4R	Quad4	4-node generalized bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, reduced integration, hourglass control, twist
CGAX4RH	Quad4	4-node generalized bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control, twist
CGAX6	Tria6	6-node generalized quadratic axisymmetric triangle, twist
CGAX6H	Tria6	6-node generalized quadratic axisymmetric triangle, hybrid, linear pressure, twist
CGAX8	Quad8	8-node generalized biquadratic axisymmetric quadrilateral, twist
CGAX8H	Quad8	8-node generalized biquadratic axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure, twist
CGAX8R	Quad8	8-node generalized biquadratic axisymmetric quadrilateral, reduced integration, twist
CGAX8RH	Quad8	8-node generalized biquadratic axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration, twist
CGAX8T	Quad8	8-node generalized axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, twist
COH2D4	Quad4	4-node two-dimensional cohesive element
COH3D6	Penta6	6-node three-dimensional cohesive element
COH3D8	Hex8	8-node three-dimensional cohesive element
COHAX4	Quad4	4-node axisymmetric cohesive element
CONN2D2	Mass Rod	Connector element in a plane between two nodes or ground and a node
CONN3D2	Mass Rod	Connector element in space between two nodes or ground and a node
COUP_DIS	rbe3
COUP_KIN	Rigid
CPE	Quad4
CPE3	Tria3	3-node linear plane strain triangle
CPE3E	Tria3	3-node linear plane strain piezoelectric triangle
CPE3H	Tria3	3-node linear plane strain triangle, hybrid, constant pressure
CPE4E	Quad4	4-node bilinear plane strain piezoelectric quadrilateral
CPE4HT	Quad4	4-node plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature, hybrid, constant pressure
CPE4I	Quad4	4-node bilinear plane strain quadrilateral, incompatible modes
CPE4IH	Quad4	4-node bilinear plane strain quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure, incompatible modes
CPE4P	Quad4	4-node plane strain quadrilateral, bilinear displacement, bilinear pore pressure
CPE4PH	Quad4	4-node plane strain quadrilateral, bilinear displacement, bilinear pore pressure, hybrid, constant pressure
CPE4R	Quad4	4-node bilinear plane strain quadrilateral, reduced integration, hourglass control
CPE4RH	Quad4	4-node bilinear plane strain quadrilateral, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control
CPE4RP	Quad4	4-node plane strain quadrilateral, bilinear displacement, bilinear pore pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control
CPE4RPH	Quad4	4-node plane strain quadrilateral, bilinear displacement, bilinear pore pressure, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control
CPE4T	Quad4	4-node plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature
CPE6	Tria6	6-node quadratic plane strain triangle
CPE6H	Tria6	6-node quadratic plane strain triangle, hybrid, linear pressure
CPE6M	Tria6	6-node modified quadratic plane strain triangle, hourglass control
CPE6MH	Tria6	6-node modified quadratic plane strain triangle, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control
CPE6MP	Tria6	6-node modified displacement and pore pressure plane strain triangle, hourglass control
CPE6MPH	Tria6	6-node modified displacement and pore pressure plane strain triangle, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control
CPE8	Quad8	8-node biquadratic plane strain quadrilateral
CPE8H	Quad8	8-node biquadratic plane strain quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure
CPE8P	Quad8	8-node plane strain quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear pore pressure
CPE8PH	Quad8	8-node plane strain quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear pore pressure, hybrid, linear pressure stress
CPE8R	Quad8	8-node biquadratic plane strain quadrilateral, reduced integration
CPE8RH	Quad8	8-node biquadratic plane strain quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration
CPE8RP	Quad8	8-node plane strain quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear pore pressure, reduced integration
CPE8RPH	Quad8	8-node biquadratic displacement, bilinear pore pressure, reduced integration, hybrid, linear pressure
CPEG3	Tria3	3-node linear generalized plane strain triangle
CPEG4R	Quad4	4-node bilinear generalized plane strain quadrilateral, reduced integration, hourglass control
CPH4H	Quad4
CPS3	Tria3	3-node linear plane stress triangle
CPS3E		3-node linear plane stress piezoelectric triangle
CPS4	Quad4	4-node bilinear plane stress quadrilateral
CPS4E	Quad4	4-node bilinear plane stress piezoelectric quadrilateral
CPS4I	Quad4	4-node bilinear plane stress quadrilateral, incompatible modes
CPS4R	Quad4	4-node bilinear plane stress quadrilateral, reduced integration, hourglass control
CPS4T	Quad4	4-node plane stress thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature
CPS6	Tria6	6-node quadratic plane stress triangle
CPS6M	Tria6	6-node modified second-order plane stress triangle, hourglass control
CPS8	Quad8	8-node biquadratic plane stress quadrilateral
CPS8R	Quad8	8-node biquadratic plane stress quadrilateral, reduced integration
DASHPOT1	Mass	Dashpot between a node and ground, acting in a fixed direction
DASHPOT2	Spring	Dashpot between two nodes, acting in a fixed direction
DASHPOTA	Spring	Axial dashpot between two nodes, whose line of action is the line joining the two nodes
DC1D2	Bar2	2-node heat transfer link
DC1D3	Bar3	3-node heat transfer link
DC2D3	Tria3	3-node linear heat transfer triangle
DC2D3E	Tria3	3-node linear coupled thermal-electrical triangle
DC2D4	Quad4	4-node linear heat transfer quadrilateral
DC2D4E	Quad4	4-node linear coupled thermal-electrical quadrilateral
DC2D6	Tria6	6-node quadratic heat transfer triangle
DC2D6E	Tria6	6-node quadratic coupled thermal-electrical triangle
DC2D8	Quad8	8-node quadratic heat transfer quadrilateral
DC2D8E	Quad8	8-node quadratic coupled thermal-electrical quadrilateral
DC3D10	Tetra10	10-node quadratic heat transfer tetrahedron
DC3D10E	Tetra10	10-node quadratic coupled thermal-electrical tetrahedron
DC3D15	Penta15	15-node quadratic heat transfer triangular prism
DC3D15E	Penta15	15-node quadratic coupled thermal-electrical triangular prism
DC3D20	Hex20	20-node quadratic heat transfer brick
DC3D20E	Hex20	20-node quadratic coupled thermal-electrical brick
DC3D4	Tetra4	4-node linear heat transfer tetrahedron
DC3D4E	Tetra4	4-node linear coupled thermal-electrical tetrahedron
DC3D6	Penta6	6-node linear heat transfer triangular prism
DC3D6E	Penta6	6-node linear coupled thermal-electrical triangular prism
DC3D8	Hex8	8-node linear heat transfer brick
DC3D8E	Hex8	8-node linear coupled thermal-electrical brick
DCAX3	Tria3	3-node linear axisymmetric heat transfer triangle
DCAX3E	Tria3	3-node linear axisymmetric coupled thermal-electrical triangle
DCAX4	Quad4	4-node linear axisymmetric heat transfer quadrilateral
DCAX4E	Quad4	4-node linear axisymmetric coupled thermal-electrical quadrilateral
DCAX6	Tria6	6-node quadratic axisymmetric heat transfer triangle
DCAX6E	Tria6	6-node quadratic axisymmetric coupled thermal-electrical triangle
DCAX8	Quad8	8-node quadratic axisymmetric heat transfer quadrilateral
DCAX8E	Quad8	8-node quadratic axisymmetric coupled thermal-electrical quadrilateral
DCC3D8	Hex8	8-node convection/diffusion brick
DCC3D8D	Hex8	8-node convection/diffusion brick, dispersion control
DCCAX4	Quad4	4-node axisymmetric convection/diffusion quadrilateral
DCCAX4D	Quad4	4-node axisymmetric convection/diffusion quadrilateral, dispersion control
DCOUP2D	rbe3	Two-dimensional distributing coupling element
DCOUP3D	rbe3	Three-dimensional distributing coupling element
DS3	Tria3	3-node heat transfer triangular shell
DS4	Quad4	4-node heat transfer quadrilateral shell
DS6	Tria6	6-node heat transfer triangular shell
DS8	Quad8	8-node heat transfer quadrilateral shell
EC3D8R	Hex8
EC3D8RT	Hex8
ELBOW31	Bar2	2-node pipe in space with deforming section, linear interpolation along the pipe
ELBOW31B	Bar2	2-node pipe in space with ovalization only, axial gradients of ovalization neglected
ELBOW31C	Bar2	2-node pipe in space with ovalization only, axial gradients of ovalization neglected
ELBOW32	Bar3	3-node pipe in space with deforming section, quadratic interpolation along the pipe
F2D2	Bar2
F3D3	Tria3	3-node linear 3-D triangular hydrostatic fluid element
F3D4	Quad4	4-node linear 3-D quadrilateral hydrostatic fluid element
FAX2	Bar2	2-node linear axisymmetric hydrostatic fluid element
FC3D4	Tetra4
FC3D5	Pyramid5
FC3D6	Penta6
FC3D8	Hex8
FRAME2D	Bars	2 node frame element in standard 2D profile
FRAME3D	Bars	2 noded frame elements in standard 3D profile
GAPCYL	Gap	Cylindrical gap between two nodes
GAPSPHER	Gap	Spherical gap between two nodes
GAPUNI	Gap	Unidirectional gap between two nodes
GK2D2	Rod	2-node two-dimensional gasket element
GK2D2N	Rod	2-node two-dimensional gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only
GK3D12M	Penta6	12-node three-dimensional gasket element
GK3D12MN	Penta6	12-node three-dimensional gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only
GK3D18	Hex8	18-node three-dimensional gasket element
GK3D18N	Hex8	18-node three-dimensional gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only
GK3D2	Bar2	2-node three-dimensional gasket element
GK3D2N	Bar2	2-node three-dimensional gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only
GK3D4L	Quad4	4-node three-dimensional line gasket element
GK3D4LN	Quad4	4-node three-dimensional line gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only
GK3D6	Penta6	6-node three-dimensional gasket element
GK3D6N	Penta6	6-node three-dimensional gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only
GK3D8	Hex8	8-node three-dimensional gasket element
GK3D8N	Hex8	8-node three-dimensional gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only
GKPE4	Quad4	4-node plane strain gasket element
GKPS4	Quad4	4-node plane stress gasket element
GKPS4N	Quad4	4-node two-dimensional gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only
HMCONN	Mass
ITS
ITSCYL	Rod	Cylindrical geometry tube support interaction element
ITSUNI	Rod	Unidirectional tube support interaction element
ITT21	Mass	Tube-tube element for use with first-order, 2-D beam and pipe elements
ITT31	Mass	Tube-tube element for use with first-order, 3-D beam and pipe elements
JOINTC	Spring	Three-dimensional joint interaction element
KINCOUP	Rigid
LINK	Rigid
M3D3	Tria3	3-node triangular membrane
M3D4	Quad4	4-node quadrilateral membrane
M3D4R	Quad4	4-node quadrilateral membrane, reduced integration, hourglass control
M3D6	Tria6	6-node triangular membrane
M3D8	Quad8	8-node quadrilateral membrane
M3D8R	Quad8	8-node quadrilateral membrane, reduced integration
MASS	Mass	Point mass
MCL6	QUAD4	Cylindrical QUAD membrane element with six nodes
MGAX1	Rod	2-node linear axisymmetric membrane, twist
MGAX2	Bar3	3-node quadratic axisymmetric membrane, twist
PC3D	Mass
PIN	Rigid
PIPE21	Bar2	2-node linear pipe in a plane
PIPE21H	Bar2	2-node linear pipe in a plane, hybrid formulation
PIPE22	Bar3	3-node quadratic pipe in a plane
PIPE22H	Bar3	3-node quadratic pipe in a plane, hybrid formulation
PIPE31	Bar2	2-node linear pipe
PIPE31H	Bar2	2-node linear pipe in space, hybrid formulation
PIPE32	Bar3	3-node quadratic pipe in space
PIPE32H	Bar3	3-node quadratic pipe in space, hybrid formulation
R2D2	Rigid
R3D3	Tria3	3-node 3-D rigid triangular facet
R3D4	Quad4	4-node 3-D bilinear rigid quadrilateral
RAX2	Rigid
RB2D2	Rigid
RB3D2	Rigid	2-node 3-D rigid beam
RDE	Rigid rbe3	2-node linear axisymmetric rigid link (for use in axisymmetric planar geometries)
ROTARYI	Mass	Rotary inertia at a point
S3	Tria3	3-node triangular general-purpose shell, finite membrane strains
S3R	Tria3	3-node triangular general-purpose shell, finite membrane strains
S3RS	Tria3
S3RT	Tria3	3-node thermally coupled triangular general-purpose shell, finite membrane strains
S4	Quad4	4-node general-purpose shell, finite membrane strains
S4R	Quad4	4-node general-purpose shell, reduced integration, hourglass control, finite membrane strains
S4R5	Quad4	4-node thin shell, reduced integration, hourglass control, using five degrees of freedom per node
S4RS	Quad4
S4RSW	Quad4
S4RT	Quad4	4-node thermally coupled general-purpose shell, reduced integration, hourglass control, finite membrane strains
S4T	Quad4	4-node thermally coupled general-purpose shell, finite membrane strains
S8R	Quad8	8-node doubly curved thick shell, reduced integration
S8R5	Quad8	8-node doubly curved thin shell, reduced integration, using five degrees of freedom per node
S8RT	Quad8	8-node thermally coupled quadrilateral general thick shell, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature in the shell surface
SAX1	Bar2	2-node linear axisymmetric thin or thick shell
SAX2	Bar3	3-node quadratic axisymmetric thin or thick shell
SC6R	Penta6	6-node triangular in-plane continuum shell wedge, general-purpose continuum shell, finite membrane strains
SC6RT	Penta6	6-node linear displacement and temperature, triangular in-plane continuum shell wedge, general-purpose continuum shell, finite membrane strains
SC8R	Hex8	8-node quadrilateral in-plane general-purpose continuum shell, reduced integration with hourglass control, finite membrane strains
SC8RT	Hex8	8-node linear displacement and temperature, quadrilateral in-plane general-purpose continuum shell, reduced integration with hourglass control, finite membrane strains
SHEAR4	Quad4	4 node shear elements
SFM3D3	Tria3	3-node triangular surface element
SFM3D4	Quad4	4-node quadrilateral surface element
SFM3D4R	Quad4	4-node quadrilateral surface element, reduced integration
SFM3D6	Tria6	6-node triangular surface element
SFM3D8	Quad8	8-node quadrilateral surface element
SFM3D8R	Quad8	8-node quadrilateral surface element, reduced integration
SFMAX1	Rod	2-node linear axisymmetric surface element
SFMAX2	Bar3	3-node quadratic axisymmetric surface element
SFMGAX1	Rod	2-node linear axisymmetric surface element, twist
SFMGAX2	Bar3	3-node quadratic axisymmetric surface element, twist
SPRING1	Mass	Spring between a node and ground, acting in a fixed direction
SPRING2	Spring	Spring between two nodes, acting in a fixed direction
SPRINGA	Spring	Axial spring between two nodes, whose line of action is the line joining the two nodes
STRI3	Tria3	3-node triangular facet thin shell
STRI65	Tria6	6-node triangular thin shell, using five degrees of freedom per node
T2D2	Rod	2-node linear 2-D truss
T2D2E	Rod	2-node 2-D piezoelectric truss
T2D2H	Rod	2-node linear 2-D truss, hybrid
T2D2T	Rod	2-node 2-D thermally coupled truss
T2D3	Rod	3-node quadratic 2-D truss
T3D2	Rod	2-node linear 3D truss
T3D2E	Rod	2-node 3D piezoelectric truss
T3D2H	Rod	2-node linear 3D truss, hybrid
T3D2T	Rod	2-node 3D thermally coupled truss
TIE	Rigid

ANSYS Cards


Card	Supported Element Configurations	Description
BEAM3	Bar2	2D Elastic Beam Config 60, Type 2
BEAM4	Bar2	3D Elastic Beam Config 60, Type 1
BEAM23	Bar2	2D Plastic Beam Config 60, Type 9
BEAM24	Bar2	3D Thin-walled Beam Config 60, Type 6
BEAM44	Bar2	3D Elastic Tapered Unsymmetric Beam Config 60, Type 7
BEAM54	Bar2	2D Elastic Tapered Unsymmetric Beam Config 60, Type 10
BEAM188	Bar2	3D Linear Finite Strain Beam Config 60, Type 8
BEAM189	Bar3	3D Quadratic Finite Strain Beam Config 63, Type 1
CERIG	Rigid	Ldof, Ldof2, Ldof3, Ldof4, Ldof5 Config 5, Type 1, 2
CIRCU124	Rod	General circuit element applicable to circuit simulation.
COMBIN14	Spring	Spring-Damper Config 21, Type 1
COMBIN39	Spring	Nonlinear Spring Config 21, Type 2 Real Constants has moved to curve entity.
COMBIN40	Spring	Combination Config 21, Type 3
CONTA171	Plot	2D 2-Node Surface-to-Surface Contact Config 2, Type 3
CONTA172	Bar3	2D 3-Node Surface-to-Surface Contact Config 63, Type 12
CONTA173	Tria3 Quad4	3D 4-Node Surface-to-Surface Contact Config 103, Type 13 Config 104, Type 13
CONTA174	Tria6 Quad 8	3D 8-Node Surface-to-Surface Contact Config 106, Type 10 Config 108, Type 10
CONTA175	Mass	2D/3D Node-to-Surface Contact Config 1, Type 14
CONTA177	Bar2 Bar3	3D Line-to-Surface Contact
CONTA178	Gap	3D Node-to-Node Contact Config 70, Type 3
CONTAC12	Gap	2D Point-to-Point Contact Config 70, Type 2
CONTAC48	Tria3
CONTAC49	Tria3 Quad4
CONTAC52	Gap	3D Point-to-Point Contact Config 70, Type 1
CP	Rigid	Defines (or modifies) a set of coupled degrees of freedom. Config 55, Type 1, 2
CP_ELEC	Rigid
CP_STRUC	Rigid
CP_THERM	Rigid
ELBOW290	Bar3
FLUID29	Tria3 Quad4	2D Axisymmetric Harmonic Acoustic Fluid
FLUID30	Tetra4 Penta6 Hex8	3D Acoustic Fluid
FLUID80	Hex8	3D Contained Fluid Config 208, Type 9
FLUID116	Rod	Coupled Thermal-Fluid Pipe Config 61, Type 12
FLUID220	Hex20 Penta15 Pyramid13 Tetra10
FLUID221	Tetra10
HF118	Tria6 Quad8	2D High-Frequency Quadrilateral Solid Config 106, Type 25 Config 108, Type 25
HF119	Tetra10	3D High-Frequency Tetrahedral Solid Config 210, Type 11
HF120	Pyramid13 Penta15 Hex20	3D High-Frequency Brick Solid Config 213, Type 3 Config 215, Type 3 Config 220, Type 3
HYPER58	Tetra4 Penta6 Hex8	3D 8-Node Mixed u-P Hyperelastic Solid Config 204, Type 11 Config 206, Type 11 Config 208, Type 11
INFIN9	Rod
INFIN110	Quad4 Quad8
INTER192	Quad4 Tria3
INTER193	Quad8
INTER194	Hex20 Penta15
INTER195	Hex8 Penta6
INTER205	Hex8 Penta6
LINK1	Rod	2D Spar (or Truss) Config 61, Type 5
LINK8	Rod	3D Spar (or Truss) Config 61, Type 1
LINK10	Rod	Tension-only or Compression-only Spar Config 61, Type 2
LINK11	Bar2	Linear actuator Config 61, Type 25
LINK31	Rod	Radiation Link Config 61, Type 6
LINK32	Rod	2D Conduction Bar Config 61, Type 7
LINK33	Rod	3D Conduction Bar Config 61, Type 8
LINK34	Rod	Convection Link Config 61, Type 9
LINK68	Rod	Coupled Thermal-Electric Line Config 61, Type 14
LINK180	Rod	3D Finite Strain Spar (or Truss) Config 61, Type 11
MASS21	Mass	Structural Mass Config 1, Type 1
MASS71	Mass	Thermal Mass Config 1, Type 2
MESH200	Bar3 Rod Tria3 Tetra4 Tetra10 Quad4 Hex8 Tria6 Quad8 Hex20	Meshing Facet Config 63, Type 26 Config 61, Type 26 Config 103, Type 26 Config 204, Type 26 Config 210, Type 26 Config 104, Type 26 Config 208, Type 26 Config 106, Type 26 Config 108, Type 26 Config 220, Type 26
MPC184	Rod	Multipoint Constraint Elements: Rigid Link, Rigid Beam, Slider, Spherical, Revolute, Universal Config 61, Type 13
PIPE16	Bar2	Elastic Straight Pipe Config 60, Type 3
PIPE18	Bar2	Elastic Curved Pipe (Elbow) Config 60, Type 4
PIPE20	Rod	Plastic Straight Pipe Config 61, Type 4
PIPE60	Bar2	Plastic Curved Pipe (Elbow) Config 60, Type 5
PIPE288	Bar2
PIPE289	Bar3
PLANE2	Tria6	2D 6-Node Triangular Structural Solid Config 106, Type 21
PLANE13	Quad4 Tria3	2D Coupled-Field Solid Config 103, Type 3 Config 104, Type 3
PLANE25	Tria3 Quad4	Axisymmetric-Harmonic 4-Node Structural Solid Config 103, Type 6 Config 104, Type 6
PLANE35	Tria6	2D 6-Node Triangular Thermal Solid Config 106, Type 7
PLANE42	Tria3 Quad4	2D Structural Solid Config 103, Type 4 Config 104, Type 4
PLANE53	Tria6 Quad8	2D 8-Node Magnetic Solid Config 106, Type 9 Config 108, Type 9
PLANE55	Tria3 Quad4	2D Thermal Solid Config 103, Type 5 Config 104, Type 5
PLANE67	Tria3 Quad4	2D Coupled Thermal-Electric Solid Config 103, Type 21 Config 104, Type 21
PLANE75	Tria3 Quad4	Axisymmetric-Harmonic 4-Node Thermal Solid Config 103, Type 9 Config 104, Type 9
PLANE77	Tria6 Quad8	2D 8-Node Thermal Solid Config 106, Type 2 Config 108, Type 2
PLANE78	Tria6 Quad8	Axisymmetric-Harmonic 8-Node Thermal Solid Config 106, Type 8 Config 108, Type 8
PLANE82	Tria6 Quad8	2D 8-Node Structural Solid Config 106, Type 1 Config 108, Type 1
PLANE83	Tria6 Quad8	Axisymmetric-Harmonic 8-Node Structural Solid Config 106, Type 3 Config 108, Type 3
PLANE121	Tria6 Quad8	2D 8-Node Electrostatic Solid Config 106, Type 22 Config 108, Type 22
PLANE145	Tria6 Quad8	2D Quadrilateral Structural Solid p-Element Config 106, Type 23 Config 108, Type 23
PLANE146	Tria6	Config 106, Type 31
PLANE162	Tria3 Quad4	Explicit 2D Structural Solid Config 103, Type 22 Config 104, Type 22
PLANE182	Tria3 Quad4	2D 4-Node Structural Solid Config 103, Type 23 Config 104, Type 23
PLANE183	Tria6 Quad8	2D 8-Node Structural Solid Config 106, Type 19 Config 108, Type 19
PLANE223	Tria6 Quad8	2D 8-Node Coupled-Field Solid
PRETS179	Bar2	Define a 2D or 3D pretension section within a meshed structure. Config 60, Type 17
RBE3	RBE3	Distributes the force/moment applied at the main node to a set of secondary nodes, taking into account the geometry of the secondary nodes as well as weighting factors.
SHELL28	Quad4	Shear/Twist Panel Config 104, Type 12
SHELL41	Tria3 Quad4	Membrane Shell Config 103, Type 19 Config 104, Type 19
SHELL43	Tria3 Quad4	4-Node Plastic Large Strain Shell Config 103, Type 2 Config 104, Type 2
SHELL51	Bar2	Axisymmetric Structural Shell Config 60, Type 14
SHELL57	Tria3 Quad4	Thermal Shell Config 103, Type 7 Config 104, Type 7
SHELL61	Bar2	Axisymmetric-Harmonic Structural Shell Config 60, Type 15
SHELL63	Tria3 Quad4	Elastic Shell Config 103, Type 1 Config 104, Type 1
SHELL91	Tria6 Quad8	Nonlinear Layered Structural Shell Config 106, Type 6 Config 108, Type 6
SHELL93	Tria6 Quad8	8-Node Structural Shell Config 106, Type 4 Config 108, Type 4
SHELL99	Tria6 Quad8	Linear Layered Structural Shell Config 106, Type 5 Config 108, Type 5
SHELL131	Tria3 Quad4	4-Node Layered Thermal Shell Config 103, Type 25 Config 104, Type 25
SHELL132	Tria6 Quad8	8-Node Layered Thermal Shell Config 106, Type 24 Config 108, Type 24
SHELL143	Tria3 Quad4	4-Node Plastic Small Strain Shell Config 103, Type 10 Config 104, Type 10
SHELL150	Tria6 Quad8	8-Node Structural Shell p-Element Config 106, Type 20 Config 108, Type 20
SHELL157	Tria3 Quad4	Thermal-Electric Shell Config 103, Type 20 Config 104, Type 20
SHELL163	Tria3 Quad4	Explicit Thin Structural Shell Config 103, Type 17 Config 104, Type 17
SHELL181	Tria3 Quad4	4-Node Finite Strain Shell Config 103, Type 11 Config 104, Type 11
SHELL208	Bar2	2-Node Finite Strain Axisymmetric Shell
SHELL209	Bar2	3-Node Finite Strain Axisymmetric Shell
SHELL281	Tria6 Quad8	8-Node Finite Strain Shell
SOLID5	Penta6 Hex8	3D Coupled-Field Solid Config 206, Type 2 Config 208, Type 2
SOLID45	Tetra4 Penta6 Hex8	3D Structural Solid Config 204, Type 1 Config 206, Type 1 Config 208, Type 1
SOLID46	Tetra4 Penta6 Hex8	3D 8-Node Layered Structural Solid Config 204, Type 6 Config 206, Type 6 Config 208, Type 6
SOLID62	Tetra4 Pyramid5 Penta6 Hex8	3D Magneto-Structural Solid Config 204, Type 15 Config 205, Type 15 Config 206, Type 15 Config 208, Type 15
SOLID64	Tetra4 Penta6 Hex8	3D Anisotropic Structural Solid Config 204, Type 7 Config 206, Type 7 Config 208, Type 7
SOLID69	Tetra4 Penta6 Hex8	3D Coupled Thermal-Electric Solid Config 204, Type 4 Config 206, Type 4 Config 208, Type 4
SOLID70	Tetra4 Penta6 Hex8	3D Thermal Solid Config 204, Type 3 Config 206, Type 3 Config 208, Type 3
SOLID72	Tetra4
SOLID73	Tetra4 Penta6 Hex8
SOLID87	Tetra10	3D 10-Node Tetrahedral Thermal Solid Config 210, Type 5
SOLID90	Tetra10 Pyramid13 Penta15 Hex20	3D 20-Node Thermal Solid Config 210, Type 2 Config 213, Type 2
SOLID92	Tetra10	3D 10-Node Tetrahedral Structural Solid Config 210, Type 3
SOLID95	Tetra10 Pyramid13 Penta15 Hex20	3D 20-Node Structural Solid Config 210, Type 1 Config 213, Type 1 Config 215, Type 1 Config 220, Type 1
SOLID96	Tetra4 Pyramid5 Penta6 Hex8	3D Magnetic Scalar Solid Config 204, Type 5 Config 205, Type 5 Config 206, Type 5 Config 208, Type 5
SOLID97	Tetra4 Pyramid5 Penta6 Hex8	3D Magnetic Solid Config 204, Type 8 Config 205, Type 8 Config 206, Type 8 Config 208, Type 8
SOLID98	Tetra10	Tetrahedral Coupled-Field Solid Config 210, Type 4
SOLID117	Tetra10 Pyramid13 Penta15 Hex20	3D 20-Node Magnetic Solid Config 210, Type 8 Config 213, Type 8 Config 215, Type 8 Config 220, Type 8
SOLID147	Penta15 Hex20	3D Brick Structural Solid p-Element
SOLID148	Penta15 Tetra10 Hex20	3D Tetrahedral Structural Solid p-Element Config 215, Type 9 Config 210, Type 9 Config 220, Type 9
SOLID164	Tetra4 Pyramid5 Penta5 Hex8	Explicit 3D Structural Solid Config 204, Type 14 Config 205, Type 14 Config 206, Type 14 Config 208, Type 14
SOLID168	Tetra10	Explicit 3D 10-Node Tetrahedral Structural Solid
SOLID185	Tetra4 Penta6 Hex8	3D 8-Node Structural Solid Config 204, Type 13 Config 206, Type 13 Config 208, Type 13
SOLID186	Tetra10 Pyramid13 Penta15 Hex20	3D 20-Node Structural Solid Config 210, Type 7 Config 213, Type 7 Config 215, Type 7 Config 220, Type 7
SOLID187	Tetra10	3D 10-Node Tetrahedral Structural Solid Config 210, Type 6
SOLID191	Tetra10 Penta15 Hex20	3D 20-Node Layered Structural Solid Config 210, Type 10 Config 215, Type 10 Config 220, Type 10
SOLID225	Tetra4 Pyramid5 Penta6 Hex8	8-Node Coupled-Field Solid
SOLID226	Tetra10 Pyramid13 Penta15 Hex20	3D 20-Node Coupled-Field Solid
SOLID227	Tetra10	3D 10-Node Coupled-Field Solid
SOLID236	Hex20 Tetra20 Pyramid20	3-D 20-Node element capable of modeling electromagnetic fields. The element has magnetic and electric degrees of freedom.
SOLID278	Hex8 Penta6 Tetra4
SOLID279	Hex20 Penta15 Pyramid13 Tetra10
SOLID285	Tetra4
SOLSH190	Penta6 Hex8	3D 8-Node Layered Solid Shell Config 206 Config 208, Type 17
SURF151	Bar2	2D Thermal Surface Effect Config 60, Type 12
SURF152	Quad4 Quad8 Tria6	3D Thermal Surface Effect Config 104, Type 14 Config 108, Type 14
SURF153	Bar2 Bar3	2D Structural Surface Effect Config 60, Type 16 Config 63, Type 16
SURF154	Quad4 Quad8 Tria6	3D Structural Surface Effect Config 104, Type 18 Config 108, Type 18
SURF156	Bar3	3D Structural Surface Line Load Effect
SURF251	Rod	2D Radiosity Surface Config 61, Type 25
SURF252	Tria3 Quad4	3D Radiosity Surface Config 103, Type 36 Config 104, Type 36
TARGE169	Mass Bar2 Bar3	2D Target Segment Config 1, Type 13 Config 60, Type 9 Config 63, Type 16
TARGE170	Mass Tria3 Quad4 Tria6 Quad8	3D Target Segment Config 103, Type 16 Config 104, Type 16 Config 106, Type 16 Config 108, Type 16
VISCO88	Tria6 Quad8	2D 8-Node Viscoelastic Solid
VISCO107	Tetra4 Penta6 Hex8	3D 8-Node Viscoplastic Solid Config 204, Type 16 Config 206, Type 16 Config 208, Type 16

EXODUS Cards


Card	Supported Element Configurations	Description
BEAM	bar2
BEAM2	bar2
BEAM3	bar3
CIRCLE	mass
HEX20	hex20
HEX8	hex8
PYRAMID13	pyramid13
PYRAMID5	pyramid5
QUAD4	quad4
QUAD8	quad8
RBAR	weld
RJOINT	rigid
RROD	rigid
SHELL3	tria3
SHELL4	quad4
SHELL6	tria6
SHELL8	quad8
SPHERE	mass
SPRING	spring
TETRA10	tetra10
TETRA4	tetra4
TRI3	tria3
TRI6	tria6
TRIANGLE3	tria3
TRIANGLE6	tria6
TRUSS	rod
WEDGE15	penta15
WEDGE6	penta6

LS-DYNA Cards


Card	Supported Element Configurations	Description
*CONSTRAINED_GENERALIZED_WELD_BUTT_(ID)	Rigid	Define butt welds. Spot(default)/type 1, Fillet/type 2, and Butt/type 3 failure modes are supported. Failure information is based on weld type selected. Coordinate System ID can be selected. No Failure/Type 0 Card 36 entities are defined as *CONSTRAINED_NODAL_RIGID_BODIES in Keyword. They are a separate element type.
*CONSTRAINED_GENERALIZED_WELD_COMBINED_(ID)	Rigid	Define combined welds.
*CONSTRAINED_GENERALIZED_WELD_CROSS_FILLET_(ID)	Rigid	Define cross fillet welds.
*CONSTRAINED_GENERALIZED_WELD_FILLET_(ID)	Rigid	Define fillet welds.
*CONSTRAINED_GENERALIZED_WELD_SPOT_(ID)	Rigid	Define spot welds.
*CONSTRAINED_INTERPOLATION	RBE3	Define an interpolation constrain.
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_CONSTANT_VELOCITY	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_CYLINDRICAL	Joint	Define a joint between two rigid bodies.
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_CYLINDRICAL_FAILURE(ID)	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_CYLINDRICAL_LOCAL(ID)	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_CYLINDRICAL_LOCAL_FAILURE(ID)	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_GEARS	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_LOCKING(ID)	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_LOCKING_FAILURE(ID)	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_LOCKING_LOCAL(ID)	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_LOCKING_LOCAL_FAILURE(ID)	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_PLANAR(ID)	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_PLANAR_FAILURE(ID)	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_PLANAR_LOCAL(ID)	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_PLANAR_FAILURE_LOCAL(ID)	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_PULLY	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_RACK_AND_PINION_ID	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_REVOLUTE	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_REVOLUTE_LOCAL(ID)	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_REVOLUTE_FAILURE(ID)	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_REVOLUTE_LOCAL_FAILURE(ID)	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ROTATIONAL_MOTOR	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_SCREW
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_SPHERICAL(ID)	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_SPHERICAL_LOCAL(ID)	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_SPHERICAL_FAILURE(ID)	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_SPHERICAL_LOCAL_FAILURE(ID)	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_STIFFNESS_TRANSLATIONAL	Joint	Define optional rotational and translational joint stiffness for joints defined by *CONSTRAINED_JOINT_OPTION.
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_TRANSLATIONAL(ID)	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_TRANSLATIONAL_FAILURE(ID)	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_TRANSLATIONAL_LOCAL(ID)	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_TRANSLATIONAL_LOCAL_FAILURE(ID)	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_TRANSLATIONAL_MOTOR	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_UNIVERSAL(ID)	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_UNIVERSAL_FAILURE(ID)	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_UNIVERSAL_LOCAL(ID)	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_UNIVERSAL_LOCAL_FAILURE(ID)	Joint
*CONSTRAINED_NODAL_RIGID_BODY	Rigid	Define a nodal rigid body.
*CONSTRAINED_NODAL_RIGID_BODY (2-Noded)	Rigid
*CONSTRAINED_NODAL_RIGID_BODY_INERTIA	Rigid	Used when inertial properties are defined rather than computed.
*CONSTRAINED_NODAL_RIGID_BODY_INERTIA (2-Noded)	Rigid
*CONSTRAINED_NODAL_RIGID_BODY_INERTIA _SPC	Rigid
*CONSTRAINED_NODAL_RIGID_BODY_INERTIA _SPC (2-Noded)	Rigid
*CONSTRAINED_NODAL_RIGID_BODY_SPC	Rigid
*CONSTRAINED_NODAL_RIGID_BODY_SPC (2-Noded)	Rigid
*CONSTRAINED_NODE_SET	Rigid	Define nodal constraint sets for translational motion in global coordinates.
*CONSTRAINED_NODE_SET (2-Noded)	Rigid
*CONSTRAINED_NODE_SET_ID	Rigid
*CONSTRAINED_RIVET	Weld	Define massless rivets between non-contiguous nodal pairs.
*CONSTRAINED_SHELL_TO_SOLID	Rigid	Define a tie between a shell edge and solid elements.
*CONSTRAINED_SPOTWELD_ID	Weld	Define massless spot welds between non-contiguous nodal pairs. Normal and shear failure values can be edited.
*CONSTRAINED_SPOTWELD_FILTERED_FORCE_ID	Weld
*ELEMENT_BEAM	Bar	Define two node elements including 3D beams, trusses, 2D axisymmetric shells and 2D plane strain beam elements. Thickness option can be added. This allows you to edit the parameters based on the element formulation in the property to which the beam points.
*ELEMENT_BEAM_OFFSET	Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_OFFSET_PID	Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_OFFSET_THICKNESS	Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_ORIENTATION	Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_PID	Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_PID_ORIENTATION	Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_PID_SCALAR	Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_SCALAR	Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_SCALAR_ORIENTATION	Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_SECTION	Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_SECTION_ORIENTATION	Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_SECTION_PID	Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_THICKNESS	Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_THICKNESS_ORIENTATION	Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_THICKNESS_PID	Bar
*ELEMENT_BEAM_THICKNESS_SCALAR	Bar
*ELEMENT_DISCRETE	Spring	Define a discrete (spring or damper) element between two nodes or a node and ground. Scale factor, printing flags, and offset values can be edited.
*ELEMENT_INERTIA	Mass	Define a lumped inertia element assigned to a nodal point.
*ELEMENT_INERTIA_OFFSET	Mass
*ELEMENT_MASS	Mass	Define a lumped mass element assigned to a nodal point or equally distributed to the nodes of a node set.
*ELEMENT_MASS_NODE_SET	Mass	Mass elements defined on node set
*ELEMENT_MASS_PART	Mass	Define additional non-structural mass to be distributed by an area weighted distribution to all nodes of a given part ID.
*ELEMENT_MASS_PART_SET	Mass	Mass elements defined on part set.
*ELEMENT_PLOTEL	Plot	Define a null beam element for visualization.
*ELEMENT_SEATBELT	Rod	Define a seat belt element.
*ELEMENT_SEATBELT_SENSOR	Sensors	Define seat belt sensor.
*ELEMENT_SHELL	Tria3 Quad4	Define three, four, six and eight node elements including 3D shells, membranes, 2D plane stress, plane strain, and axisymmetric solids. Thickness and beta options can be added singularly or together. This allows you to edit the thickness and material angles to override the SECTION card.
*ELEMENT_SHELL_BETA	Tria3 Quad4
*ELEMENT_SHELL_BETA_OFFSET	Tria3 Quad4
*ELEMENT_SHELL_COMPOSITE	Tria3 Quad4
*ELEMENT_SHELL_DOF	Tria3 Quad4
*ELEMENT_SHELL_MCID	Tria3 Quad4
*ELEMENT_SHELL_MCID_OFFSET	Tria3 Quad4
*ELEMENT_SHELL_OFFSET	Tria3 Quad4
*ELEMENT_SHELL_THICKNESS	Tria3 Quad4
*ELEMENT_SHELL_THICKNESS_BETA	Tria3 Quad4
*ELEMENT_SHELL_THICKNESS_BETA_OFFSET	Tria3 Quad4
*ELEMENT_SHELL_THICKNESS_MCID	Tria3 Quad4
*ELEMENT_SHELL_THICKNESS_MCID_OFFSET	Tria3 Quad4
*ELEMENT_SHELL_THICKNESS_OFFSET	Tria3 Quad4
*ELEMENT_SOLID	Tetra4 Penta6 Hex8 Tetra10	Define three-dimensional solid elements including 4 noded tetrahedrons and 8-noded hexahedrons.
*ELEMENT_SOLID_ORTHO	Tetra4 Penta6 Hex8 Tetra10	Define a local coordinate system for orthotropic and anisotropic materials.
*ELEMENT_SOLID_TET4TOTET10	Tetra4	Converts 4 node tetrahedron solids to 10 node quadratic tetrahedron solids.
*ELEMENT_SPH	Mass	Define a lumped mass element assigned to a nodal point
*ELEMENT_TSHELL	Penta6 Hex8	Define an eight node thick shell element which is available with either fully reduced or selectively reduced integration rules.
*INITIAL_MOMENTUM	Tetra4 Penta6 Hex8 Tetra10	Defines initial momentum in the solid element at the start of analysis. This momentum could be from previous analysis/step carried forward to next analysis/step. This is supported as an attribute to an element to maintain its associativity with element inside HM.
*INITIAL_STRAIN_SHELL	Tria3 Quad4	Defines stress in the shell element at the start of analysis. This stress could be from previous analysis/step carried forward to next analysis/step. This is supported as an attribute to an element to maintain its associativity with element inside HM.
*INITIAL_STRAIN_SOLID	Tetra4 Penta6 Hex8 Tetra10	Defines stress in the solid element at the start of analysis. This stress could be from previous analysis/step carried forward to next analysis/step. This is supported as an attribute to an element to maintain its associativity with element inside HM.
*INITIAL_STRESS_BEAM	Bar	Defines stress in the beam element at the start of analysis. This stress could be from previous analysis/step carried forward to next analysis/step. This is supported as an attribute to an element to maintain its associativity with element inside HM.
*INITIAL_STRESS_SHELL	Tria3 Quad4	Defines stress in the shell element at the start of analysis. This stress could be from previous analysis/step carried forward to next analysis/step. This is supported as an attribute to an element to maintain its associativity with element inside HM.
*INITIAL_STRESS_SOLID	Tetra4 Penta6 Hex8 Tetra10	Defines stress in the solid element at the start of analysis. This stress could be from previous analysis/step carried forward to next analysis/step. This is supported as an attribute to an element to maintain its associativity with element inside HM.

Nastran Cards


Card	Supported Element Configurations	Description
CAABSF	Mass Rod Tria3 Quad4	Defines a frequency-dependent acoustic absorber element in coupled fluid-structural analysis.
CACINF3	Tria3	Defines an acoustic conjugate infinite element with triangular base.
CACINF4	Quad4	Defines an acoustic conjugate infinite element with quadrilateral base.
CAERO1	Quad4	Defines an aerodynamic macro element (panel) in terms of two leading edge locations and side chords. This is used for Doublet-Lattice theory for subsonic aerodynamics and the ZONA51 theory for supersonic aerodynamics.
CAERO2	Rod	Defines aerodynamic slender body and interference elements for Doublet-Lattice aerodynamics.
CBAR	Bar	Defines a simple beam element.
CBEAM	Bar	Defines a beam element.
CBEND	Bar	Defines a curved beam, curved pipe, or elbow element.
CBUSH	Mass Spring	Defines a generalized spring-and-damper structural element that may be nonlinear or frequency dependent. Both elements with grounded terminals are supported.
CBUSH1D	Mass Spring	Defines the connectivity of a one-dimensional spring and viscous damper element. Both elements with grounded terminals are supported.
CDAMP1	Mass Spring	Defines a scalar damper element. Elements CDAMP1 and CDAMP2 with grounded terminals are not supported.
CDAMP2	Mass Spring	Defines a scalar damper element without reference to a material or property entry. Elements CDAMP1 and CDAMP2 with grounded terminals are not supported.
CDAMP3	Mass Spring	Defines a scalar damper element that is connected only to scalar points. Elements CDAMP1 and CDAMP2 with grounded terminals are not supported.
CDAMP4	Mass Spring	Defines a scalar damper element that connected only to scalar points and without reference to a material or property entry. Elements CDAMP1 and CDAMP2 with grounded terminals are not supported.
CELAS1	Mass Spring	Defines a scalar spring element. Elements CDAMP1 and CDAMP2 with grounded terminals are not supported.
CELAS2	Mass Spring	Defines a scalar spring element without reference to a property entry. Elements CDAMP1 and CDAMP2 with grounded terminals are not supported.
CELAS3	Mass Spring	Defines a scalar spring element that connects only to scalar points. Elements CDAMP1 and CDAMP2 with grounded terminals are not supported.
CELAS4	Mass Spring	Defines a scalar spring element that is connected only to scalar points, without reference to a property entry. Elements CDAMP1 and CDAMP2 with grounded terminals are not supported.
CFAST	Mass Rod	Defines a fastener with material orientation connecting two surface patches.
CGAP	Gap	Defines a gap or friction element.
CHACAB	Hex8	Defines the acoustic absorber element in coupled fluid-structural analysis.
CHBDYE	Secondary3 Secondary4	Defines a boundary condition surface element with reference to a heat conduction element. This element is supported as GROUP.
CHBDYG	Secondary3 Secondary4	Defines a boundary condition surface element without reference to a property entry. This element is supported as GROUP. Creation from scratch is not yet supported.
CHBDYP	Mass Rod	Defines a boundary condition surface element with reference to a PHBDY entry. CONVM is supported as a continuation card inside CHBDYP.
CHEXA (20-noded)	Hex20	Defines a second order solid element, composed of 6 quadrilateral faces. In Nastran, you can define a second order element with missing mid-side nodes. Input data decks containing such elements are read by the translator as a first-order element. A message is written to the nastran.msg file indicating the corresponding element ID.
CHEXA (8-noded)	Hex8	Defines a first order solid element, composed of 6 quadrilateral faces.
CMASS1	Mass Spring	Defines a scalar mass element.
CMASS2	Mass Spring	Defines a scalar mass element without reference to a property entry.
CMASS3	Mass Spring	Defines a scalar mass element that is connected only to scalar points.
CMASS4	Mass Spring	Defines a scalar mass element that is connected only to scalar points, without reference to a property entry.
CONM1	Mass	Defines a 6 x 6 symmetric mass matrix at a geometric grid point.
CONM2	Mass	Defines a concentrated mass at a grid point.
CONROD	Rod	Defines a rod element without reference to a property entry.
CPENTA (6-noded)	Penta6	Defines the connections of a five-sided solid element with six to fifteen grid points.
CPENTA (15-noded)	Penta15	Defines the connections of a five-sided solid element with six to fifteen grid points. In Nastran, you can define a second order element with missing mid-side nodes. Input data decks containing such elements are read by the translator as a first-order element. A message is written to the nastran.msg file indicating the corresponding element ID.
CQUAD4	Quad4	Defines an isoparametric membrane-bending or plane strain quadrilateral plate element.
CQUAD8	Quad8	Defines a curved quadrilateral shell or plane strain element with eight grid points. In Nastran, you can define a second order element with missing mid-side nodes. Input data decks containing such elements are read by the translator as a first-order element. A message is written to the nastran.msg file indicating the corresponding element ID.
CQUADR	Quad4	Defines an isoparametric membrane and bending quadrilateral plate element. However, this element does not include membrane-bending coupling. This element is less sensitive to initial distortion and extreme values of Poisson’s ratio than the CQUAD4 element. It is a companion to the CTRIAR element.
CROD	Rod	Defines a tension-compression-torsion element.
CSHEAR	Quad4	Defines a shear panel element.
CSEAM	Rod
CTETRA (4-noded)	Tetra4	Defines the connections of the four-sided solid element with four grid points.
CTETRA (10-noded)	Tetra10	Defines the connections of the four-sided solid element with ten grid points. In Nastran, you can define a second order element with missing mid-side nodes. Input data decks containing such elements are read by the translator as a first-order element. A message is written to the nastran.msg file indicating the corresponding element ID.
CTRIA3	Tria3	Defines an isoparametric membrane-bending or plane strain triangular plate element.
CTRIA6	Tria6	Defines a curved triangular shell element or plane strain with six grid points. In Nastran, you can define a second order element with missing mid-side nodes. Input data decks containing such elements are read by the translator as a first-order element. A message is written to the nastran.msg file indicating the corresponding element ID.
CTRIAR	Tria3	Defines an isoparametric membrane-bending triangular plate element. However, this element does not include membrane-bending coupling. It is a companion to the CQUADR element.
CTRIAX	Tria3 Tria6	Defines an axisymmetric triangular element with up to 6 grid points for use in fully nonlinear (that is, large strain and large rotations) hyperelastic analysis.
CTRIAX6	Tria3 Tria6	Defines an isoparametric and axisymmetric triangular cross section ring element with midside grid points.
CTUBE	Rod	Defines a tension-compression-torsion tube element.
CQUADX	Quad4 Quad8	Defines an axisymmetric quadrilateral element with up to nine grid points for use in fully nonlinear (that is, large strain and large rotations) analysis or a linear harmonic or rotor dynamic analysis. The element has between four and eight grid points. Ninth grid selected in card edit of the element.
CVISC	Spring	Defines a viscous damper element. Elements CDAMP1 and CDAMP2 with grounded terminals are not supported.
CWELD	Mass Rod	Defines a weld or fastener connecting two surface patches or points. Node-Node, Node-Patch, or Patch-Patch weld elements can be read. CWELD element is stored as an element of the rod configuration. CWELD elements using the ELEMID option not created in HyperMesh will be displayed as zero length. Currently, the Spotweld panel can only create Node-Node and Patch-Patch CWELD elements. HyperMesh always calculates the location of GA and GB by projecting GS in the normal direction of surface patch A and surface patch B, respectively.
GENEL	RBE3	Defines a general element.
HM_SPRING	Spring	Defines a spring element, which is converted to Nastran entities on export, in a manner similar to that explained in Using HM_ELAS.
MBOLT	Mass	Defines a bolt for use in SOL 600 in countries outside the USA.
MBOLTUS	Mass	Defines a bolt for use only in SOL 600 and only in the USA.
PLOTEL	Plot	Defines a one-dimensional dummy element for use in plotting.
RBAR	Weld	Defines a rigid bar with six degrees-of-freedom at each end. RBAR CNA field defaults to 123456. To edit the CNA, CNB, CMA, or CMB fields, you must view the card image for the RBAR element.
RBE2	Rigid Rigidlink	Defines a rigid body with independent degrees-of-freedom that are specified at a single grid point and with dependent degrees-of-freedom that are specified at an arbitrary number of grid points. An RBE2 element with one dependent node is identified as a rigid element, while an element with multiple dependent nodes is identified as a rigid link element.
RBE3	RBE3	Defines the motion at a reference grid point as the weighted average of the motions at a set of other grid points. Individual weight factors can be created on the independent nodes of RBE3 using the update functionality in the RBE3 tool.
RJOINT		Defines a rigid joint element connecting two coinciding grid points. RBE2
RROD		Defines a rigid pin-ended element connection.

OptiStruct Cards


Card	Supported Element Configurations	Description
BMFACE	Tria3 Quad4	Defines quad or tria faces that are in turn used to define a barrier to limit the total deformation for free-shape design regions.
CAABSF	Mass Rod Tria3 Quad4	Defines the frequency-dependent fluid acoustic absorber element in coupled fluid-structural analysis.
CACPML3	Tria3	Defines an acoustic Adaptive Perfectly Matched Layer (APML) element with a triangular base. Note: Bulk Data Entry
CACPML4	Quad4	Defines an acoustic Adaptive Perfectly Matched Layer (APML) element with a quadrilateral base. Note: Bulk Data Entry
CAFLUID	Rod	Defines a 1D element that can conduct heat and transmit fluid between its two primary nodes. Note: Bulk Data Entry
CBAR	Bar2	Defines a simple beam element (BAR) of the structural model.
CBEAM	Bar2	Defines a beam element (BEAM) of the structural model.
CBUSH	Spring	Defines a generalized spring-damper structural element.
CBUSH1D	Mass Spring	Defines a one-dimensional spring-damper structural element.
CDAMP1	Mass Spring	Defines a scalar damper element. Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (grounded CDAMP1).
CDAMP2	Mass Spring	Defines a scalar damper element without reference to a property entry. Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (grounded CDAMP2).
CDAMP3	Mass Spring	Defines a scalar damper element that is connected only to scalar points. Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (when a coordinate is constrained).
CDAMP4	Mass Spring	Defines a scalar damper element that is connected only to scalar points and is without reference to a material or property entry. Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (when a coordinate is constrained).
CELAS1	Mass Spring	Defines a scalar spring element of the structural model. Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (grounded CELAS1).
CELAS2	Mass Spring	Defines a scalar spring element of the structural model without reference to a property entry. Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (grounded CELAS2). Exported in large field format by optistructlf template.
CELAS3	Mass Spring	Defines a scalar spring element that connects only to scalar points. Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (when a coordinate is constrained).
CELAS4	Mass Spring	Defines a scalar spring element that is connected only to scalar points without reference to a property entry. Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (when a coordinate is constrained).
CFAST	Mass Rod	Define a fastener with material orientation connecting two shell surfaces. Represented as a mass or rod element type, depending on fastener configuration.
CGAP	Gap	Defines a gap or friction element. The type of gap elements (either CGAP or CGAPG) is automatically determined based on whether the element is node-to-node or node-to-elem.
CGAPG	Gap Mass	Defines a node-to-obstacle gap element. The obstacle may be an element face or a patch of nodes. The type of gap elements (either CGAP or CGAPG) is automatically determined based on whether the element is node-to-node or node-to-elem.
CGASK6	Penta6	Defining the connections of the GASK6 solid gasket element.
CGASK8	Hex8	Defining the connections of the GASK8 solid gasket element.
CGASK12	Penta15	Defining the connections of the GASK12 solid gasket element.
CGASK16	Hex20	Defining the connections of the GASK16 solid gasket element.
CHACAB	Hex8	Defines the acoustic absorber element in coupled fluid-structural analysis.
CHBDYE	Secondary1	Defines a surface element for application of thermal boundary condition. Defined using the Convection tool on the Analyze ribbon.
CHEXA (8-noded)	Hex8	Defines a first order solid element, composed of 6 quadrilateral faces.
CHEXA (20-noded)	Hex20	Defines a second order solid element, composed of 6 quadrilateral faces. A second order element with missing mid-side nodes can be defined in OptiStruct. Input data decks containing such elements are read by the translator as a first-order element. A message is written to the OptiStruct.msg file indicating the corresponding element ID.
CMASS1	Spring Mass	Defines a scalar mass element. Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (grounded CMASS1).
CMASS2	Spring Mass	Defines a scalar mass element without reference to a property entry. Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (grounded CMASS2).
CMASS3	Spring Mass	Defines a scalar mass element that is connected only to scalar points. Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (when a coordinate is constrained).
CMASS4	Spring Mass	Defines a scalar mass element that is connected only to scalar points, without reference to a property entry. Represented as a spring element type or as a mass element type (when a coordinate is constrained).
CMBEAM	Bar2	Defines a beam element for multibody dynamics solution sequence without reference to a property entry.
CMBUSH	Spring	Defines a bushing element without reference to a property entry.
CMBUSHC	Spring
CMBUSHE	Spring
CMBUSHT	Spring
CMSPDP	Spring	Defines a spring damper element without reference to a property entry for multibody solution sequence.
CMSPDPC	Spring	Defines a spring damper element without reference to a property entry for multibody solution sequence.
CMSPDPE	Spring	Defines a spring damper element without reference to a property entry for multibody solution sequence.
CMSPDPT	Spring	Defines a spring damper element without reference to a property entry for multibody solution sequence.
CONM1	Mass	Defines a 6x6 mass matrix at a geometric grid point.
CONM2	Mass	Defines a concentrated mass at a grid point of the structural model. Exported in large field format by optistructlf template.
CONROD	Rod	Defines a rod element without reference to a property entry.
CONV	Secondary1	Defines a free convection boundary condition for heat transfer analysis through connection to a surface element (CHBDYE card). Represented as a continuation to CHBDYE secondary element card.
CPENTA (6-noded)	Penta6	Defines a first order solid element, composed of 3 quadrilateral and 2 triangular faces.
CPENTA (15-noded)	Penta15	Defines a second order solid element, composed of 3 quadrilateral and 2 triangular faces. A second order element with missing mid-side nodes can be defined in OptiStruct. Input data decks containing such elements are read by the translator as a first-order element. A message is written to the OptiStruct.msg file indicating the corresponding element ID.
CPYRA (5-noded)	Pyramid5	Defines a first order solid element, composed of 1 quadrilateral and 4 triangular faces.
CPYRA (13-noded)	Pyramid13	Defines a second order solid element, composed of 1 quadrilateral and 4 triangular faces. A second order element with missing mid-side nodes can be defined in OptiStruct. Input data decks containing such elements are read by the translator as a first-order element. A message is written to the OptiStruct.msg file indicating the corresponding element ID.
CQUADR	Quad4	Equivalent to CQUAD4. Unlike other Nastran codes, a 6 degree-of-freedom per node formulation is used for all shell elements.
CQUAD4	Quad4	Defines a quadrilateral plate element (QUAD4) of the structural model. This element uses a 6 degree-of-freedom per node formulation.
CQUAD8	Quad8	Defines a curved quadrilateral shell element with eight grid points.
CROD	Rod	Defines a tension-compression-torsion element (ROD) of the structural model.
CSHEAR	Quad4	Defines a shear panel element.
CTAXI	Tria3	Defines an axisymmetric triangular cross-section ring element for use in linear analysis.
CTETRA (4-noded)	Tetra4	Defines a first order solid element, composed of 4 triangular faces.
CTETRA (10-noded)	Tetra10	Defines a second order solid element, composed of 4 triangular faces. A second order element with missing mid-side nodes can be defined in OptiStruct. Input data decks containing such elements are read by the translator as a first-order element. A message is written to the OptiStruct.msg file indicating the corresponding element ID.
CTRIAR	Tria3	CTRIAR entry is equivalent to CTRIA3. Unlike other Nastran codes, a 6 degrees-of-freedom per node formulation is used for all shell elements.
CTRIAX6	Tria6	Defines an axisymmetric triangular cross-section ring element for use in Linear Analysis.
CTRIA3	Tria3	Defines a triangular plate element (TRIA3) of the structural model. This element uses a 6 degree-of-freedom per node formulation.
CTRIA6	Tria6	Defines a curved triangular shell element with six grid points.
CTUBE	Rod	Defines a tension-compression-torsion element (TUBE) of the structural model.
CVISC	Spring	Defines a viscous damper element. Represented as a spring element type.
CWELD	Mass Rod	Defines a weld or fastener connecting two surface patches or points. Represented as a rod element type.
DHEXA8	Hex8
DQUAD4	Quad4
DPENTA6
DTETRAA4	Tetra4
DTRIA3	Tria3
HMSPRING	Spring	Defines a spring element, which is converted to OptiStruct entities on export, in a manner similar to that explained in Using HM_ELAS.
JOINT	Joint	Defines a joint.
PLOTEL	Plot	Defines a one-dimensional dummy element for use in plotting.
PLOTEL3	Tria Quad4	Defines a three-noded, two-dimensional dummy element for use in plotting.
PLOTEL4	Tria Quad4	Defines a four-noded, two-dimensional dummy element for use in plotting.
QBDY1	Flux	Defines a uniform heat flux for CHBDYE elements.
RBAR	Weld	Defines a rigid bar with six degrees-of-freedom at each end.
RBE2	Rigid RigidLink	Defines a rigid body whose independent degrees-of-freedom are specified at a single grid point and whose dependent degrees-of-freedom are specified at an arbitrary number of grid points. An RBE2 element with one dependent node is represented as a rigid element type, while an element with multiple dependent nodes is represented as a rigid link element type.
RBE3	Rbe3	Defines the motion at a "reference" grid point as the weighted average of the motions at a set of other grid points.
RROD	Rod	Defines a pin-ended rod that is rigid in extension.

PAM-CRASH Cards

The component of the element refers to a material, which contains the material definition for PAM-CRASH.

FE input reader will not create connectors for Plinks, instead you must use the FE absorb functionality to create connectors from PLINKs.


Card	Supported Element Configurations	Description
ASSOCIATE	Rigids	Defines entities to be converted from deformable to rigid.
BAR /	Rod	Bar element.
BASE_BODY	Rigid	Rigid bodies on which the boundary conditions are defined, used in Multibody systems.
BEAM /	Bar2	Beam element. If the orientation vector is defined via vectors, the string VECTOR is displayed in the N3 field, and a zero is written in the exported deck. If the y-direction node is directly specified, its ID is displayed in the N3 field.
BSHEL /	Hex8	8-noded brick shell element.
EDG	Rod	Element edge via 2 nodes. Creation of EDG is through SET_SEGMENT with selection of Edges or FE Edges.
ELINK /	Rod	Link element. The element must be edited in the card previewer to define the connections.
JOINT /	Rod	Joint element. The element must be edited in the card previewer to define element orientation.
KJOIN /	Rod	Kinematic joint element. The element must be edited in the card previewer to define element orientation.
LLINK /	Rod	Link element. The element must be edited in the card previewer to define the connections.
MASS	Mass	Added mass.
MEMBR /	Tria3 Quad4	Membrane element.
MTJOIN /	FE Joint	Multiple node to one node Kinematic joint element.
MTOCO /	Rigid	Rigid element.
NODCO /	Rigid	Nodal constraint definition. This configuration allows you to create nodal constraints via entity sets. The element must be edited in the card previewer. Degrees of freedom are ignored.
OTMCO /	RBE3	One node to multiple node constraints.
PLINK /	Mass	Plink element. The element must be edited in the card previewer. Mass value is ignored. Use the following templates to handle the welds: find_welds find_main_comps_welds find_secondary_comps_welds find_comps_welds
PLINK_VI	Rod	These elements are created during connector realization to show the actual connections. They are not exported.
RETRA /	Mass	The element must be edited in the card previewer. Mass value is ignored.
RBODY /	Weld	Rigid body with 2 nodes. When created, the default value for rigid body type is 1.
RBODY /	Rigid	This configuration allows you to create rigid bodies via entity sets. The element must be edited in the card previewer. Degrees of freedom are ignored.
SEG	Tria3 Quad4	The elements are used in entity selection. With this keyword, only nodes of these elements are output along with SEG keyword. Creation of this SEG entity is through SET_SEGMENT creation with elements, Faces, or Facets selection.
SENPT /	Mass
SHELL /	Mass	Shell element. Mass value is ignored. Mass defined with a keyword other than NOD is not supported. The reader creates one mass element for each NOD definition in the MASS card, therefore the exported deck will contain the same number of MASS/cards as many NOD definitions.
SHELL /	Tria3	The default behavior for tria3 elements is Coo triangles. To output standard triangles (N3 = N4).
SHELL /	Quad4
SLINK /	Tria3 Quad4	The element must be edited in the card previewer to define the connections.
SLIPR /	Mass	The element must be edited in the card previewer. Mass value is ignored.
SOLID /	Tetra4 Pyramid5 Penta6 Hex8	8-noded brick element.
SPH /	Mass
SPRING /	Spring	Spring element. The element must be edited in the card previewer to define element orientation.
SPRGBM /	Spring	Spring beam element. The element must be edited in the card previewer to define element orientation.
TETRA /	Tetra10	10-noded tetra element. Local frame definition.
TETR4 /	Tetra4	4-noded tetra element.
TSHEL /	Quad4	4-noded thick shell element. The element must be edited in the card previewer to define the connections.

Permas Cards


Card	Supported Element Configurations	Description
BEAM2	Bar2	2 noded straight general beam
BECOC	Bar2	2 noded straight thin-walled tube
BECOP	Bar2	2 noded straight thin-walled tube
BECOS	Bar2	2 noded straight solid beam
BETAC	Bar2	2 noded straight tapered thin-walled tube
BETOP	Bar2	2 noded straight thin-walled open beam
CA1ZERF3	Spring	Zero Force Element with 1 Node and Three Translational Stiffnesses
CA2ZERF1	Spring	Translational Zero Force Element with 2 Nodes
CA2ZERF3	Spring	Zero Force Element with 2 Nodes and Three Translational Stiffnesses
CONAX2	Bar2
CONAX3	Bar3
CONA3	Tria3	3 noded triangular surface convection and radiation element.
CONA4	Quad4	4 noded quadrilateral surface convection and radiation element.
CONA6	Tria6	6 noded triangular surface convection and radiation element.
CONA8	Quad8	8 noded quadrilateral surface convection and radiation element.
CONS3	Tria3	3 noded triangular shell surface convection and radiation element.
CONS4	Quad4	4 noded quadrilateral shell surface convection and radiation element.
CONS6	Tria6	6 noded triangular shell surface convection and radiation element.
CONS8	Quad8	8 noded quadrilateral shell surface convection and radiation element.
DAMP1	Spring	Translational viscous damper.
DAMP3	Spring	Viscous damper for three degrees of freedom.
DAMP6	Spring	Viscous damper for six degrees of freedom.
FLA2	Rod	2 noded straight flange (rod).
FLA3	Bar3	3 noded straight flange (rod).
FLHEX8	Hex8	8 noded fluid hexahedron.
FLHEX20	Hex20	20 noded fluid hexahedron.
FLPENT6	Penta6	6 noded fluid pentahedron.
FLPENT15	Penta15	15 noded fluid pentahedron.
FLPYR5	Pyramid5	5 noded fluid pyramid.
FLTET4	Tetra4	4 noded fluid tetrahedron.
FLTET10	Tetra10	10 noded fluid tetrahedron.
FSINTA3	Tria3	3 noded triangular fluid structure interface element.
FSINTA4	Quad4	4 noded quadrilateral fluid structure interface element.
FSINTA6	Tria6	6 noded triangular fluid structure interface element.
FSINTA8	Quad8	8 noded quadrilateral fluid structure interface element.
GKHEX8	Hex8	8 noded solid hexahedron.
GKHEX20	Hex20	20 noded solid hexahedron.
GKPNT6	Penta6	6 noded solid pentahedron.
GKPNT15	Penta15	15 noded solid pentahedron.
HEXE8	Hex8	8 noded solid hexahedron.
HEXE20	Hex20	20 noded solid hexahedron.
LOADA3	Tria3	3 node triangular load carrying membrane element.
LOADA4	Quad4	4 node quadrilateral load carrying membrane element.
LOADA6	Tria6	6 node triangular load carrying membrane element.
LOADA8	Quad8	8 node quadrilateral load carrying membrane element.
MASS3	Mass	Point mass.
MASS6	Mass	Rigid mass.
$MPC ASSIGN	Rigid	Dependent nodes are forced to have the same displacement as an independent node. User can specify degrees of freedom for dependent and independent nodes.
$MPC JOIN	Rigid	Pairwise identical displacements.
$MPC RIGID	Rigid	Rigid regions.
$MPC SAME	Rigid	Identical corresponding displacements.
$MPC WLSCON	RBE3	Weighted averaged connection.
MPC_IQUAD4	RBE3	Quadrilateral Interpolation Surface
MPC_IQUAD8	RBE3	Quadrilateral Interpolation Surface
MPC_IQUAD9	RBE3	Quadrilateral Interpolation Surface
MPC_ITRIA3	RBE3	Triangular Interpolation Surface
MPC_ITRIA6	RBE3	Triangular Interpolation Surface
NLDAMP	Spring	Nonlinear translational viscous damper.
NLDAMPR	Spring	Nonlinear rotational viscous damper.
NLSTIFF	Spring	Nonlinear translational spring.
NLSTIFFR	Spring	Nonlinear rotational spring.
PENTA6	Penta6	6 noded solid pentahedron.
PENTA15	Penta15	15 noded solid pentahedron.
PLOTA3	Tria3	3 noded triangular plot element.
PLOTA4	Quad4	4 noded quadrilateral plot element.
PLOTA6	Tria6	6 noded triangular plot element.
PLOTA8	Quad8	8 noded quadrilateral plot element.
PLOTL2	Plot	2 noded straight line plot element.
PLOTL3	Bar3	3 noded straight line plot element.
PYRA5	Pyramid5	5 noded solid pyramid.
QUAD4	Quad4	4 noded quadrilateral shell element.
QUAD4S	Quad4
QUAM4	Quad4	4 noded quadrilateral plane membrane element.
QUAM8	Quad8	8 noded quadrilateral plane membrane element
QUAMS4	Quad4	4 noded quadrilateral solid shell element
QUAMS8	Quad8	8 noded quadrilateral solid shell element
QUAX4	Quad4	4 noded quadrilateral axisymmetric solid element
QUAX8	Quad8	8 noded quadrilateral axisymmetric solid element
SHEAR4	Quad4	4 noded quadrilateral plane shear panel element.
SHELL3	Tria3	3 noded triangular shell element for laminates.
SHELL4	Quad4	4 noded quadrilateral shell element for laminates.
SPRINGX1	Spring
SPRINGX2	Spring
SPRINGX3	Spring
SPRING1	Spring	Translational spring.
SPRING3	Spring	Spring with three translational stiffnesses
SPRING6	Spring	Spring with three translational and three rotational stiffnesses.
TET4	Tetra4	4 noded solid tetrahedron.
TET10	Tetra10	10 noded solid tetrahedron.
TRIA3	Tria3	3 noded triangular shell element.
TRIA3K	Tria3	3 noded triangular thin shell element.
TRIA3S	Tria3	Axisymmetric Solid Element, 3 Noded Triangular Sandwich Shell Element
TRIAX3	Tria3	Axisymmetric Solid Element
TRIAX6	Tria6	Axisymmetric Solid Element
TRIM3	Tria3	3 noded triangular plane membrane element.
TRIM6	Tria6	6 noded triangular plane membrane element.
TRIMS3	Tria3	3 noded triangular solid shell element
TRIMS6	Tria6	6 noded triangular solid shell element.
X1DAMP3	Mass	Scalar viscous damper at one node with three degrees of freedom.
X1DAMP6	Mass	Scalar viscous damper at one node with six degrees of freedom.
X1GEN6	Mass	General element at one node with six degrees of freedom.
X1MASS3	Mass	Scalar mass at two nodes with three degrees of freedom.
X1MASS6	Mass	Scalar mass at one node with six degrees of freedom.
X1STIFF3	Mass	Scalar spring at one node with three degrees of freedom.
X1STIFF6	Mass	Scalar spring at one node with six degrees of freedom.
X2DAMP3	Spring	Scalar viscous damper at two nodes with three degrees of freedom.
X2DAMP6	Spring	Scalar viscous damper at two nodes with six degrees of freedom.
X2GEN6	Mass	General element at two nodes with six degrees of freedom.
X2STIFF3	Spring	Scalar spring at two nodes with three degrees of freedom.
X2STIFF6	Spring	Scalar spring at two nodes with six degrees of freedom.

Radioss Cards

Note:

Shell thickness is included with the connectivity data. The default value is contained in the property set.
The time history is provided for the elements.
3D elements are supported.
Degenerated 3D solid elements (from Hexa), such as Tetra and Penta, are included with the present 3D elements.


Card	Supported Element Configurations	Description
/ADMAS	Mass	Assign additional non-structural mass to nodes or a group of nodes. Optionally the total additional non-structural mass of a part or a group of parts can be defined (applied to shells and solids only) or a surface mass can be assigned to a surface and Radioss would then compute the added node based mass value using area (volume) - weighted distribution.
/BEAM	Bar	Describes the beam elements. Two properties (/PROP/TYPE3 (BEAM) and /PROP/TYPE18 (INT_BEAM)) are available for this beam element. The properties describing a beam element are all defined in a local beam coordinate system.
/BRIC20	Hex20	Describes 3D solid elements (20 Node Brick Elements). This quadratic element should be used with the property /PROP/SOLID.
/BRICK	Hex8 Penta6 Pyramid5 Tetra4	Defines a hexahedral solid element and thick shell element with 8 nodes.
/CYL_JOINT	Rigid	Defines cylindrical joints.
/QUAD	Quad4	Describes the 2D solid elements. QUAD elements must be defined in the global YZ plane.
/RBE2	Rigid	Defines a rigid body whose independent degrees of freedom are specified at a single main node and whose dependent degrees of freedom are specified at an arbitrary number of secondary nodes.
/RBE3	RBE3	Defines the motion of a reference (secondary) node as the weighted average of the motions of sets of main nodes.
/RBODY	Rigid	Defines rigid bodies.
/RLINK	Rigid	Defines a rigid link. The rigid link imposes the same velocity on all the secondary nodes in one or more directions.
/SHELL	Quad4	Describes input for 4-node shell elements.
/SH3N	Tria3	Describes the triangular 3-node shell elements.
/SPHCEL	Mass	Describes the SPH cells.
/SPRING2N	Spring2N	Describes the 2-noded spring elements.
/SPRING3N	Spring3N	Describes the 3-noded spring elements.
/SRPING4N	Spring4N	Describes the 4-noded spring elements.
/TETRA4	Tetra4	Describes a tetrahedral solid element with 4 nodes.
/TETRA10	Tetra10	Describes a tetrahedral solid element with 10 nodes.
/TRUSS	Rod	Describes one dimension truss elements, which could be used with property /PROP/TYPE2 (TRUSS). Truss could only carry axial load (like for bar).
/XELEM	Xelem	Describes the multi-strand elements.