*ELEMENT SOLUTION-DEPENDENT VARIABLES

Allocate space for element solution-dependent variables, and specify optional output names and descriptions for some or all variables allocated.

This option is used to allocate space at each element for element solution-dependent variables. The ELEMENT SOLUTION-DEPENDENT VARIABLES option can be used only in conjunction with the SHELL SECTION option or the SOLID SECTION option. The element solution-dependent variables defined with this option affect only those elements whose section properties are defined by the immediately preceding section option. In addition, an output name and a description can be given for some or all of the element solution-dependent variables allocated by this option.

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See Also
*SOLID SECTION
*SHELL SECTION
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Type Model data

LevelPartPart instance

Optional parameters

DELETE

Set this parameter equal to the variable number controlling the element deletion flag. If this parameter is omitted, no element deletion is controlled by element solution-dependent variables.

Data lines

First line

  1. Number of element solution-dependent variables required at each element.

Second line (required only to specify output descriptions for select element solution-dependent variables)

  1. Index of the element solution-dependent variable for which an output name and a description are being given. This value is 1 for the first element solution-dependent variable.

  2. The output variable name. The name is treated as a label; therefore, it must adhere to the conventions for labels (see Input Syntax Rules), with the exception that case will be preserved.

  3. The output variable description. The description is treated as a label; therefore, it must adhere to the conventions for labels (see Input Syntax Rules), with the exception that case will be preserved.

Repeat this data line for each element solution-dependent variable for which an output name and a description are being defined. If field or history output of element solution-dependent variables is requested using the ELEMENT OUTPUT option, the output identifier for element solution-dependent variables for which a name has been specified under this option will consist of the string “ESDV_,” followed by the specified name. Similarly, the descriptions specified under this option will be used in the corresponding field descriptions written to the output database. If an output name and a description are not given for an element solution-dependent variable, the default output identifier ESDVn and description "Element solution-dependent variables" are used.