*HEADING
 USE TIE CONSTRAINT TO TIE CAX8 ELEMENTS WITH A MAX2 ELEMENT
 File name: xtie_cax8_max2_cax8
*NODE, NSET=NALL
1,2
2,3
3,3,0.5
4,2,0.5
5,2.5,0
6,3,0.25
7,2.5,0.5
8,2,0.25
9,2,0.5
10,3,0.5
11,3,1
12,2,1
13,2.5,0.5
14,3,0.75
15,2.5,1
16,2,0.75
103,2,0.5
104,3,0.5
107,2.5,0.5
*ELEMENT,TYPE=CAX8,ELSET=SOLID
1,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
2,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16
*SOLID SECTION, ELSET=SOLID, MATERIAL=SOFT
*ELEMENT,TYPE=MAX2,ELSET=MEMB
3,103,107,104
*MEMBRANE SECTION,MATERIAL=SOFT, ELSET=MEMB
**SHELL SECTION, ELSET=MEMB, MATERIAL=SOFT
0.01,
*MATERIAL, NAME=SOFT
*ELASTIC
30.E6,0.3
*NSET,NSET=MEMB
103,107,104
*SURFACE,NAME=S1,TYPE=NODE
MEMB,
*SURFACE,NAME=S2
2,S1
*SURFACE,NAME=S3
1,S3
*TIE,NAME=TIE1,POSITION TOLERANCE=0.005
S1,S3
S2,S1
*ELSET,ELSET=E2
2
*BOUNDARY
1,1,2
5,2
2,2
12,1
*STEP
*STATIC
1.0,1.0
*DLOAD
E2,P3,-10.
*NODEFILE
U
RF
*ELFILE
S
E
*ENDSTEP