MBACT

Bulk Data Entry Defines the entity/set that needs to be activated in the multibody system for the subsequent simulation.

Format

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MBACT ID ETYPE ID1 ID2 ID3 etc
or
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MBACT ID ETYPE IDST THRU IDEND

Example

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MBACT ID MOTION 92

Definitions

Field Contents SI Unit Example
ID Unique identification number.

(Integer > 0)

ETYPE Entity type that needs to be activated.
CMBEAM
CMBUSH
CMSPDP
JOINT
MLOAD
MOTION
ID1, ID2, ... Entity/Set IDs that need to be activated.

(Integer > 0)

IDST Entity/Set ID range start.

(Integer > 0)

THRU Keyword to indicate entity/set ID range is specified.
IDEND Entity/Set ID range end.

(Integer > IDST)

Comments

  1. This card is represented as a load collector in HyperMesh.