ET
ET, ITYPE, Ename, KOP1, KOP2, KOP3, KOP4, KOP5, KOP6, INOPR
Defines a local element type from the element library.
ITYPEAn arbitrary local element-type number. Defaults to 1 + current maximum.
EnameA full element name (such as
pipe288) or element number only (such as288), as given in the element library.KOP1,KOP2,KOP3, . . . ,KOP6KEYOPT values (1 through 6) as desired for the specified element.
INOPRSpecify 1 to suppress all element-solution printout for this element type.
Notes
The ET command selects an element type from the element library and establishes it as a local element type for the current model. Information derived from the element type is used for subsequent commands, so the ET command(s) should be issued early.
Although specifying a full element name (category prefix and number such as
pipe288) for Ename is optional, it is still
displayed in the output.
Ename = 0 is a special option to ignore the specified element type
during solution without removing it from the model. The option is valid only for the previously
defined element type. (The preferred method for ignoring elements is to issue
ESEL or another selection
command.)
KOPn are element key options (KEYOPT(n)), used to enable or disable options available for the given element. Available
KEYOPT values are shown each element documented in the element
library. If KEYOPT(7) and higher are needed, input those KEYOPT values values via
KEYOPT.
Although ET defines an element type local to your model, you must point to the desired local element type before meshing. To do so, issue TYPE (or a similar command such as KATT, LATT, AATT, or VATT).