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Radioss Reference Guide
This manual provides a detailed list of all the input keywords and options available in Radioss.
LS-DYNA Input
This manual provides a list of LS-DYNA input files available in Radioss.
*DATABASE
*DATABASE_NODAL_FORCE_GROUP
LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefine a time history to output reaction forces for a set of nodes.

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  This manual provides a list of LS-DYNA input files available in Radioss.
  - *AIRBAG
  - *BOUNDARY
  - *CONSTRAINED
  - *CONTACT
  - *CONTROL
  - *DAMPING
  - *DATABASE
    - *DATABASE
      LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefines the output frequency for time history data.
    - *DATABASE_BINARY_D3DUMP
      LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefines the output frequency for the writing of restart files.
    - *DATABASE_BINARY_D3PLOT
      LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefines the output frequency for animation files.
    - *DATABASE_BINARY_INTFOR
      LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefine the contact force and pressure vector and the output frequency for animation files.
    - *DATABASE_BINARY_RUNRSF
      LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefines the output frequency for the writing of restart files.
    - *DATABASE_CROSS_SECTION_PLANE
      LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefine a cross plane section to output the force and moment defined by part set.
    - *DATABASE_CROSS_SECTION_SET
      LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefine a cross section to output the force and moment defined by a group of nodes and groups of elements.
    - *DATABASE_EXTENT_BINARY
      LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefine the results written in the animation output files.
    - *DATABASE_HISTORY
      LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordThis keyword defines which entities are output to the time history file.
    - *DATABASE_HISTORY_NODE
      LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefines a list of nodes for output in time history file.
    - *DATABASE_NODAL_FORCE_GROUP
      LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefine a time history to output reaction forces for a set of nodes.
  - *DEFINE
  - *ELEMENT
  - *EOS
  - *HOURGLASS
    LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefine solid and hourglass formulation for 8-node solid elements.
  - *INCLUDE
  - *INITIAL
  - *INTEGRATION_SHELL
    LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefine user-defined through the thickness integration rules for the composite shell element.
  - *INTERFACE_SPRINGBACK
    LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDescribes the variables to output in an initial state file or DYNAIN file at the end of the analysis.
  - *KEYWORD
    LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordThis keyword should always be the first card of the input file. Optionally used with *CONTROL_UNITS card to specify model units.
  - *LOAD
  - *MAT
  - *NODE
    LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefines a node number and nodal coordinates in the global coordinate system.
  - *PART
    LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefines a part, which combines material and property information.
  - *RIGIDWALL
  - *SECTION
  - *SET
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*DATABASE_NODAL_FORCE_GROUP

LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefine a time history to output reaction forces for a set of nodes.

Format


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*DATABASE_NODAL_FORCE_GROUP
`NSID`	`CID`

Definition


Field	Contents	SI Unit Example
`NSID`	Node set identifier. (Integer)
`CID`	Local coordinate system identifier used for output. (Integer)

Comments

This keyword maps to /TH/NODE.