*HEADING
 USE *TIE TO CONNECT A 2D ELEMENT TO ISOLATED NODES
 File name=xtie_isolated_nodes
*PREPRINT,MODEL=YES
*NODE,NSET=NALL
1,0.0,1.0
2,1.0,0.0
3,1.0,1.0
4,0.0,1.0
5,0.0,0.0
6,1.0,0.0
11,2.0,0.0
12,3.0,0.0
13,3.0,1.0
14,2.0,1.0
15,2.0,0.0
16,3.0,0.0
*ELEMENT,TYPE=CPS4,ELSET=EALL
1 ,1 , 2, 3, 4
10,11,12,13,14
*SOLID SECTION, ELSET=EALL,MATERIAL=AL
*MATERIAL,NAME=AL
*ELASTIC
1.0,0.3
**
*NSET,NSET=N1
1,2
*NSET,NSET=N2
5,6
*SURFACE,TYPE=NODE,NAME=N1
N1,
*SURFACE,TYPE=NODE,NAME=N2
N2,
*NSET,NSET=N11
11,12
*NSET,NSET=N12
15,16
*SURFACE,TYPE=NODE,NAME=N11
N11,
*SURFACE,TYPE=NODE,NAME=N12
N12,
*TIE,NAME=TIE
N1,N2
**N12,N11
*BOUNDARY
 4,1
 5,1,2
14,1
11,1,2
*STEP
*STATIC
*BOUNDARY
 3,1,2,0.1
13,1,2,0.1
*NODE PRINT,FREQ=0
U,RF
*EL PRINT
S,
E,
*NODE PRINT
U,
*EL FILE
S,
E,
*NODE FILE
U,
*END STEP