ENGEN, IINC, ITIME, NINC, IEL1, IEL2, IEINC, MINC, TINC, RINC, CINC, SINC, DX, DY, DZ
Generates elements from an existing pattern.
IINCIncrement to be added to element numbers in pattern.
ITIME, NINCDo this generation operation a total of ITIMEs,
incrementing all nodes in the given pattern by NINC each
time after the first. ITIME must be > 1 if generation
is to occur. NINC may be positive, zero, or negative.
IEL1, IEL2, IEINCGenerate elements from the pattern that begins with IEL1 to IEL2 (defaults
to IEL1) in steps of IEINC (defaults
to 1). If IEL1 is negative, IEL2 and IEINC are
ignored and use the last |IEL1| elements (in sequence
backward from the maximum element number) as the pattern to be repeated.
If IEL1 = ALL, IEL2 and IEINC are
ignored and all selected elements [ESEL] are used as the
pattern to be repeated. If IEL1 = P, graphical
picking is enabled and all remaining command fields are ignored (valid only
in the GUI). A component name may also be substituted for IEL1 (IEL2 and IEINC are ignored).
MINCIncrement material number of all elements in the given pattern
by MINC each time after the first.
TINCIncrement type number by TINC.
RINCIncrement real constant table number by RINC.
CINCIncrement element coordinate system number by CINC.
SINCIncrement section ID number by SINC.
DX, DY, DZDefine nodes that do not already exist but are needed by generated
elements (NGEN,ITIME,INC,NODE1,,,DX,DY,DZ).
Zero is a valid value. If blank, DX, DY,
and DZ are ignored.
Same as the EGEN command except it allows element
numbers to be explicitly incremented (IINC) from
the generated set. Any existing elements already having these numbers will
be redefined.