This facility may be used to generate nodes by translating nodes already input by a specified translational increment:

      2   5  7    11    16    21   31   41    51       61        71
    - --- -- ---- ----- ----- ---- ---- ----- -------- --------- -------
   |T|   |  |1   |    3|  100|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|  30.0  |   0.0   |   0.0...
    - --- -- ---- ----- ----- --------- --  -- ------- --------- -------
    |  |  |  |      |     |                        |         |         |
    |  |  |  |      |     |                        |-----------------------
    |  |  |  |      |     |                        |
    |  |  |  |      |     |                         _(5)Translation values
    |  |  |  |      |     |                             VECTOR(3F10.0)
    |  |  |  |      |     |
    |  |  |  |      |     |_(4)Increment for Each set of Node Numbers(I5)
    |  |  |  |      |
    |  |  |  |      |_(3)Number of Nodal Sets to be Generated(I5)(Default 1)
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    |  |  |  |_(2)The User node number of the 1st node in a set.
    |  |  |
    |  |  |_Optional User Identifier(A2)
    |  |
    |  |_Compulsory END on last data record in data category
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    |_(1)Indicates Translational Node Generation

(1) This single letter code indicates that new sets of nodes are to be generated by translating a set of nodes already input.

(2) This is the starting node of the set (input sequence = NS1). The finish node of the set is the last node input so far (input sequence = NF1).

(3) This is the number of node sets to be generated (NSETS). The total number of nodes automatically generated in addition to those already input is given by:

Total additional nodes = NSETS (NF1-NS1+1)

If this field is left blank, or zero is input, NSETS = 1 is assumed.

(4) This node increment number (N3) is the number by which the node numbers already input are to be incremented. In other words, if the node set previously input are numbered NP1, NP2, NP3, etc., and the new node numbers are NN1, NN2, NN3, etc., these new node numbers are given by:

NN1 = NP1 + N3; NN2 = NP2 + N3; NN3 = NP3 + N3

If no increment value is present, or zero is input, the program will issue a warning and default to a value of 100.

(5) This node coordinate increment number (DX,DY,DZ) is the VALUE by which the node set coordinates are to be incremented; that is, if the node set previously input are values XP1, XP2, XP3 etc and the new X coordinates XN1, XN2, XN3, etc, these new values are given by:

XN1 = XP1 + DX; XN2 = XP2 + DX; XN3 = XP3 + DX

Similarly for Y and Z.