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*NODE

14.8 *NODE: Specify nodal coordinates.

This option is used to deﬁne a node directly by specifying its coordinates. Nodal coordinates given in this

option are in a local system if the *SYSTEM option is in effect when this option is used.

Products: ABAQUS/Standard ABAQUS/Explicit

Type: Model data

Level: Part, Part instance, Assembly

Reference:

•“Node deﬁnition,” Section 2.1.1 ofthe ABA QUS AnalysisU ser’sManual

Optional parameters:

INPUT

Set this parameter equal to the name of the alternate input ﬁle containing the data lines for this

option. See “Input syntax rules,” Section 1.2.1 of the ABAQUS Analysis User’s Manual, for the

syntax of such ﬁle names. If this param eter is omitted, it is assumed that the data follow the keyword

line.

NSET

Set this parameter equal to the name of the node set to which thesenodes will be assigned. Node

sets created or modiﬁed with this option will always besorted.

SYSTEM

Set SYSTEM=R (default) to give coordinates in a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system. Set

SYSTEM=C to give coordinates in a cylindrical system. Set SYSTEM=S to give coordinates in a

spherical system. See Figure 14.8–1.

The SYSTEM parameter is entirely local to this option. As the data lines are read, the

coordinates given are transformed to rectangular Cartesian coordinates immediately. If the

*SYSTEM option is also in effect, these are local rectangular Cartesian coordinates, which are

then immediately transformed to global Cartesian coordinates.

Data lines to deﬁne the node:

First line:

1. Node num ber.

2. First coordinate of the node.

3. Second coordinate of the node.

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