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*CABLE

Data format:

An arbitrary number of lines with 6 parameters each, as follows:

NEL JO JE IPRO IMAT XLO
...

Status:

Optional

Purpose:

To define cable elements (3 dof by nodes)

Restriction:

The total number of elements (all types) may not exceed MAXEL. The nodes JO and JE must have been previously defined.

Details :

Parameter	Description
NEL	Identification number of the element
JO	Origin node of the element
JE	End node of the element
IPRO	Index in the table of elementary mechanical and geometrical properties (previously defined by keyword *CABPRO)
IMAT	Material index (previously defined by keyword *MAT)
XLO	Element length. If XLO=0, the element length is taken from the corresponding properties keyword (referred by IPRO). If XL0 is still null the element length is the initial distance between the nodes composing it.

Example :

*CABLE 48 17 41 1 1

The element 48 is a cable going from node 17 to node 41 with mechanical properties given by the index 1 of CABPRO previously defined and an index material of 1 (previously defined by MAT). Its length is given by *CABPRO