*spring4()

Syntax

*spring4 (id,type,node1,node2,node3,node4,propertyid,dof,vectorid)

HyperMesh HMASCII Command

Creates a spring4 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.

id: The ID of the element.
type: The solver specific element type.
node1: The ID of the first node.
node2: The ID of the second node.
node3: The ID of the third node.
node4: The ID of the fourth node.
propertyid: The ID of the property directly assigned to the element. If specified as 0, the property is taken from the component.
dof: The DOF (1-6) of the element.
vectorid: The ID of the vector assigned to the element. If specified as 0, there is no assigned vector.

To create a spring4 element with ID 100, solver type 1, nodes 1 2 3 4, direct property ID 5, DOF 6 and no vector:

*spring4(100,1,1,2,3,4,5,6,0)

Incorrect usage results in an import error.

2019