SELEMGENERATE

Superelement Generation

Description: Superelement generation.

Format:

SELEMGENERATE, seid, stype, esid, btype

Examples:

SELEMGENERATE, 10, ELEM, 15

SELEMGENERATE, 10, GRID, 32, SELEM

Option Definition Type Default
seid Superelement id. Integer ≥ 0 See Remark 1
stype Output set type, one of the following character variables: GRID or ELEM. Character ELEM
esid Element or grid point set identification number. Set identification of previously appearing SET command. Only elements or grid points whose identification numbers appear on this SET command will be used. Integer > 0 Required
btype Boundary type: RSET or SELEM. See Remark 2.
RSET Boundary grid points will be put in residual set.
SELEM Boundary grid points will be left in superelement.
Character RSET

Remarks:

  1. A blank or zero value will automatically generate the next available superelement identification number.
  2. The default RSET boundary type moves unassigned grid points on the superelement boundary into the residual set. Grid points assigned a superelement id via the GRID Bulk Data entry field 9 or the SESET Bulk Data entry will not be moved.