EDELE
EDELE, IEL1, IEL2, INC
Deletes selected elements from the model.
IEL1,IEL2,INCDelete elements from
IEL1toIEL2(defaults toIEL1) in steps ofINC(defaults to 1). IfIEL1= ALL,IEL2andINCare ignored and all selected elements (ESEL) are deleted. IfIEL1= P, graphical picking is enabled and all remaining command fields are ignored (valid only in the GUI). A component name may also be substituted forIEL1(IEL2andINCare ignored).
Notes
Deleted elements are replaced by null or "blank" elements. Null elements are used only for retaining the element numbers so that the element numbering sequence for the rest of the model is not changed by deleting elements. Null elements may be removed (although this is not necessary) with the NUMCMP command. If related element data (pressures, etc.) are also to be deleted, delete that data before deleting the elements. EDELE is for unattached elements only. You can use the xCLEAR family of commands to remove any attached elements from the database.