ActivateElements object

The ActivateElements object is used turn on progressive element activation within a step definition.

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Access

mdb.models[name].steps[name].activateElements[key]

ActivateElements(...)

This method creates an ActivateElements object.

Path

mdb.models[name].ActivateElements

Required arguments

tableCollection

A String specifying the name of the tableCollection object.

activation

A string specifying the name of progressive element activation.

Optional arguments

eigenTimeConst

A Double specifying the time constant used to ramp up the eigenstrains at element activation.

expansionTimeConstant

A Double specifying the time constant used to ramp up the thermal strains at element activation.

Return value

An ActivateElements object.

Exceptions

RangeError.

setValues(...)

This method modifies the ActivateElements object.

Optional arguments

The optional arguments to setValues are the same as the optional arguments to the ActivateElements method.

Exceptions

RangeError.

Members

The ActivateElements object has members with the same names and descriptions as the arguments to the ActivateElements method.