*mass()

Creates a mass element in HMASCII format.

Syntax

*mass (id,type,node1,propertyid,systemid,mass)

Type

HyperMesh HMASCII Command

Description

Creates a mass element in HMASCII format.

This must follow *component(). The element will be assigned to the most recent component created using *component().

Nodes must also be defined using *node() before creating an element using those nodes.

Inputs

id
The ID of the element.
type
The solver specific element type.
node1
The ID of the first node.
propertyid
The ID of the property directly assigned to the element. If specified as 0, the property is taken from the component.
systemid
The ID of the system assigned to the element. If specified as 0, there is no assigned system.
mass
The mass of the element.

Example

To create a mass element with ID 100, solver type 1, node 1, direct property ID 5, no system and a mass of 0.5:

*mass(100,1,1,2,5,0,0.5)

Errors

Incorrect usage results in an import error.