*SET_BEAM

LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordThis keyword defines a set of beams based on a list of beams in various ways.

Format

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*SET_BEAM_{OPTION1}_{OPTION2}
`set_ID`

If OPTION1 = <BLANK>, repeat the following line as needed.

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`E_ID1`	`E_ID2`	`E_ID3`	`E_ID4`	`E_ID5`	`E_ID6`	`E_ID7`	`E_ID8`

If OPTION1 = GENERATE, repeat the following line as needed.

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`E_IDB1`	`E_IDE1`	`E_IDB2`	`E_IDE2`	`E_IDB3`	`E_IDE3`	`E_IDB4`	`E_IDE4`

If OPTION1 = GENERATE_INCREMENT, repeat the following line as needed.

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`E_IDB`	`E_IDE`	`INCR`

If OPTION1 = GENERAL, repeat the following lines for each TYPE used.

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`TYPE`	`ID1`	`ID2`	`ID3`	`ID4`	`ID5`	`ID6`	`ID7`
	`ID8`	`ID9`	`ID10`	`ID11`	`ID12`	etc

Definition

Field	Contents	SI Unit Example
`OPTION1`	<BLANK> Default The beams in the set are listed 8 per line until the next keyword. GENERATE The beams in the set include all the parts between `E_IDB1` – `E_IDE1`, `E_IDB2` – `E_IDE2`, `E_IDB3` – `E_IDE3`, and so on. GENERATE_INCREMENT The beams in the set include all the parts between `E_IDB1` – `E_IDE1` with the increment value `INCR`. GENERAL The beams in the set are defined using the `TYPE` options defined.
`OPTION2`	<BLANK> Default Each set is treated separately. Sets cannot share the same ID. COLLECT All *SET_BEAM with this option and the same ID are combined together into a single set.
`set_ID`	Set identifier. (Integer)
`E_ID1` - `E_ID8`	Element IDs, 8 per line. (Integer)
`E_IDB1`-`E_IDB4`	First element ID of the range, 4 ranges per line. (Integer)
`E_IDE1`-`E_IDE4`	Last element ID of the range, 4 ranges per line. (Integer)
`E_IDB`	First element ID of the range. (Integer)
`E_IDE`	Last element ID of the range. (Integer)
`INCR`	Increment value for the list generation from `E_IDB` to `E_IDE`. Default = 1 (Integer)
`TYPE`	ALL All beams in the model are added to the set. No entities are listed for this option. ELEM The listed beams are added to the set. DELEM The listed beams are removed from the set. PART The beams from the listed parts are added to the set. DPART The beams from the listed parts are removed from the set. BOX The beams inside the listed boxes are added to the set. DBOX The beams inside the listed boxes are removed from the set.
`ID1`, `ID2`, `ID3` ...	Entity IDs, 7 per line. (Integer)

Comments

This keyword maps to /SET.
The adding and removing of beams in *SET_BEAM_GENERAL depends on the order of the TYPE options used.
The option “_TITLE” can be added to the end of this keyword. When “_TITLE” is included, an extra 80 characters long line is added after the keyword input line which allows an entity title to be defined.