MGEN

MGEN, ITIME, INC, NODE1, NODE2, NINC
Generates additional MDOF from a previously defined set.

SOLUTION: Master DOF

ITIME, INC: Do this generation operation a total of ITIMEs, incrementing all nodes in the set by INC each time after the first. ITIME must be > 1 for generation to occur. All previously defined master degree of freedom directions are included in the set. A component name may also be substituted for ITIME.
NODE1, NODE2, NINC: Generate master degrees of freedom from set beginning with NODE1 to NODE2 (defaults to NODE1) in steps of NINC (defaults to 1). If NODE1 = ALL, NODE2 and NINC are ignored and set is all selected nodes (NSEL). If NODE1 = P, graphical picking is enabled and all remaining command fields are ignored (valid only in the GUI).

Notes

Generates additional master degrees of freedom from a previously defined set. If used in SOLUTION, this command is valid only within the first load step.

For the free-interface (CMSOPT, FREE) and residual-flexible free-interface (CMSOPT, RFFB) CMS method analyses, pseudo-constraints could have been applied on some master degrees of freedom of the previously defined set (SUPPORT = ON in the M command). The master degrees of freedom generated from these with the MGEN command are also defined with pseudo-constraints.

This command is also valid in PREP7.

Menu Paths

Main Menu>Preprocessor>Loads>Master DOFs>Copy

Main Menu>Solution>Master DOFs>Copy