3D Connexion Version 6.6

*RETAINED NODAL DOFS

17.17 *RETAINEDNODAL DOFS: Specify the degrees of freedom that are to be retained as

external to a substructure.

This option is used to list degrees of freedom that are to be retainedas external degrees of freedom on the

substructure. It can be use d only in a *SUBSTRUCTUREGENERATE analysis.

Product: ABAQUS/Standard

Type: History data

Level: Step

Reference:

•“Deﬁning substructures,” Section10.1.2 of the ABAQUS Analysis User’s Manual

Optional parameter:

SORTED

Set SORTED=NO to prevent the retained nodes from being sorted. Theordering of the nodes when

using a substructureis then the same as the ordering used when specifying the retained nodes. The

default is SORTED=YES, the retained nodes are sorted into ascending numerica l order.

Data lines to deﬁne the retained degrees of freedom:

First line:

1. Nodenumber or node set label.

2. First degree of freedom to be retained.

3. Last degree of freedom to be retained.

If only the node number or node set label is given, all degrees of freedom willbe retained.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to list all degrees offreedom to be retained.

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