CTUBE



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Bulk Data Entry

CTUBE – Tube Element Connection

Description

Defines a tension-compression-torsion element (TUBE) of the structural model.

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CTUBE

EID

PID

G1

G2

 

 

 

 

 

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CTUBE

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Field

Contents

EID

Element identification number.

(Integer > 0)

PID

Identification number of a PTUBE property entry.

(Default = EID, Integer > 0)

G1,G2

Grid point identification numbers of connection points.

(Integer > 0; G1 ¹ G2)

Comments

  1. Element identification numbers must be unique with respect to all other element identification numbers.

  2. Only one TUBE element may be defined on a single entry.

  3. CTUBE data is converted to CROD data as it is read into OptiStruct. PTUBE data is converted into PROD data.

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