*HEADING
  TIE TWO SHELL ELEMENTS IN DIFFERENT PLANE
  File name: xtie_shell_shell_nothick
*NODE
10001,0.0,0.0,-3.1
10007,3.0,0.0,-3.1
10061,0.0,3.0,-3.1
10067,3.0,3.0,-3.1
11001,1.5,0.2,-3.2
11006,1.5,3.2,-3.2
12001,1.5,0.2,-4.2
12006,1.5,3.2,-4.2
*NGEN,NSET=SHA
10001,10007
*NGEN,NSET=SHB
10061,10067
*NFILL,NSET=SHBOT
SHA,SHB,6,10
*NGEN,NSET=SHB1
11001,11006,1
*NGEN,NSET=SHB2
12001,12006,1
*ELEMENT,TYPE=S4
10001,10001,10003,10023,10021
*ELGEN,ELSET=SHELLB
10001,3,2,1,3,20,10
*ELEMENT,TYPE=S4
21001,11001,12001,12002,11002
*ELGEN,ELSET=SHELLB2
21001,5,1,1
*SHELL SECTION,ELSET=SHELLB,MATERIAL=A
0.1
*SHELL SECTION,ELSET=SHELLB2,MATERIAL=A
0.1
*MATERIAL,NAME=A
*ELASTIC
3.E9,0.3
**
*SURFACE,NAME=MSS
SHELLB,
*SURFACE,NAME=SSS
SHELLB2,E1
SHELLB2,E2
SHELLB2,E3
SHELLB2,E4
*TIE,NAME=TIE3,POSITION TOLERANCE=1.0,NO THICKNESS
SSS,MSS
*BOUNDARY
SHA,1,6
*STEP
*STATIC
*BOUNDARY
SHB2,5,,1.0
*EL FILE
S,
E,
*NODE FILE
U,
*END STEP