#127 Create RBE3 element using HyperMesh tcl<\/p>\n
To create an RBE3 element with dependent node 100 and independent nodes 101,102, and 103 with all of the nodes having all six degrees of freedom and a weight of 1.23<\/p>\n
\r\n*createmark nodes 1 101 102 103\r\n*createarray 3 123456 123456 123456\r\n*createdoublearray 3 1.230000 1.230000 1.230000\r\n*rbe3 1 1 3 1 3 100 123456 1.23\r\n<\/pre>\n*rbe3 mark_id independent_dofs dof_size independent_weights weight_size dependent_node dof weight<\/p>\n
mark_id: The ID of the mark containing the independent nodes. Valid values are 1 and 2.<\/p>\n
independent_dofs: The ID of the integer array containing the degrees of freedom for which each respective independent node of the element is active (any of the digits 1-6), created using *createarray. Must be set to 1.<\/p>\n
dof_size: The size of the independent_dofs array.<\/p>\n
independent_weights: The ID of the double array containing the weight for each respective independent node, created using *createdoublearray. Must be set to 1.<\/p>\n
weight_size: The size of the independent_weights array.<\/p>\n
dependent_node: The dependent node of the element. If set to 0, the dependent node will be auto-created at the centroid of the independent nodes.<\/p>\n
dof: The degree of freedom code for which the dependent node of the element is active (any of the digits 1-6).<\/p>\n
weight: The weight assigned to the dependent node.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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