Sets

Set entities define and store lists of entity IDs for entities, sets of sets, or lists of set IDs.

Sets can only be generated for certain entity types.

Sets do not have a display state in the modeling window.

Abaqus Cards

User Comment blocks are supported for all sets, and will be preserved during the import and export of the Abaqus input deck.

Sets using the GENERATE parameter can be expanded upon import by enabling the Expand sets defined by range option from the File Options dialog, which opens when you import a solver deck. This option is useful when node/element IDs are renumbered during import.

Card Description
*DISTRIBUTION Define spatial distributions.
*ELSET Assign elements to an element set.
*EMBEDDED ELEMENT Specify an element or a group of elements that lie embedded in a group of “host” elements in a model.
*NODAL THICKNESS Define shell or membrane thickness at nodes.
*SURFACE Define a surface or region in a model.

ANSYS Cards

Card Description
CMGRP Groups components and assemblies into an assembly.
Note: This is supported as sets of sets.

EXODUS Cards

Card Description
NodeSets Provides a means to reference a group of nodes with a single ID.

Also used to specify load or boundary conditions, or to identify nodes for a special output request.

LS-DYNA Cards

Default LS-DYNA attribute values for a set can be edited, whereas individual values cannot be edited.
Card Description
*ALE_MULTI-MATERIAL_GROUP Defines the appropriate ALE material groupings for interface reconstruction when many ALE Multi-Material Groups are present in a model.
*DEFINE_HEX_SPOTWELD_ASSEMBLY Assembly of elements that describes a spotweld.
*DEFINE_HEX_SPOTWELD_ASSEMBLY_N
*SET_BEAM(TITLE) Define a set of beam elements.
*SET_BEAM_ADD Define a beam set by combining beam sets.
*SET_BEAM_GENERATE(TITLE) Generates a block of beam element IDs between a starting ID and an ending ID.
*SET_DISCRETE(TITLE) Define a set of discrete elements.
*SET_DISCRETE_ADD Define a discrete set by combining discrete sets.
*SET_DISCRETE_GENERATE(TITLE) Generates a block of discrete element IDs between a starting ID and an ending ID.
*SET_NODE_ADD Define a node set by combining node sets.
*SET_NODE_ADD_ADVANCED Define a node set by combining node sets or by combining NODE, SHELL, SOLID, BEAM, SEGMENT, DISCRETE and THICK SHELL sets.
*SET_NODE_COLUMN Define a nodal set with some identical or unique attributes.
*SET_NODE_LIST(TITLE) Define a nodal set with some identical or unique attributes.
*SET_NODE_LIST_GENERATE(TITLE) Generate a block of node IDs between a starting nodal ID number and an ending nodal ID number.
*SET_PART_ADD Define a part set by combining part sets.
*SET_PART_COLUMN(TITLE) Define a set of parts with optional attributes.
*SET_PART_LIST_GENERATE(TITLE) Generate a block of part IDs between a starting part ID number and an ending part ID number.
*SET_SEGMENT_GENERAL Definition of contact surface from parts, elements, box.
*SET_SHELL_ADD Define a shell set by combining shell sets.
*SET_SHELL_COLUMN Define a set of shell elements with optional identical or unique attributes.
*SET_SHELL_LIST(TITLE) Define a set of shell elements with optional identical or unique attributes.
*SET_SHELL_LIST_GENERATE(TITLE) Define a set of shell elements with optional identical or unique attributes.
*SET_SOLID(TITLE) Define a set of solid elements.
*SET_SOLID_ADD Define a solid set by combining solid sets.
*SET_SOLID_GENERAL
*SET_SOLID_GENERATE(TITLE) Generate a block of solid element IDs between a starting ID and an ending ID.
*SET_TSHELL(TITLE) Define a set of thick shell elements.
*SET_TSHELL_GENERAL
*SET_TSHELL_GENERATE(TITLE) Generate a block of thick shell element IDs between a starting ID and an ending ID.

Nastran Cards

When reading input decks that were not created in Engineering Solutions, an attempt is made to create two sets for each set found: one containing elements and one containing nodes. You can delete the unnecessary set. Sets that are created are maintained as node or element sets by using the $HMSET comment cards.
Card Description
AECOMP Defines a component for use in monitor point definition or external splines.
AECOMPL Defines a component for use in aeroelastic monitor point definition or external splines as a union of other components.
AELIST Defines a list of aerodynamic elements or grid ID’s.
BCPROP Defines a 3D contact region by element properties.
BOLT Defines a rigid bolt by a set of MPC constraints.
BSURF Defines a contact body or surface by Element IDs
CSUPER Defines the grid or scalar point connections for identical or mirror image superelements or superelements from an external source.
CSUPEXT Assigns exterior points to a superelement.
ERPPNL Defines one or more panels by referencing sets of elements or properties.
PANEL Defines one or more panels by referencing sets of grid points, elements or properties.
ROTHYBD Specifies hybrid damping data for rotors
ROTORG Specifies grids that compose the rotor line model.
RSPINR Specifies the relative spin rates between rotors for complex eigenvalue, frequency response, and static analysis.
Note: Supported in conjunction with ROTORG.
RSPINT Specifies rotor spin rates for Transient analysis.
Note: Supported in conjunction with ROTORG.
SEBNDRY Defines a list of grid points in a partitioned superelement for the automatic boundary search between a specified superelement or between all other superelements in the model.
SEBSET1 Defines boundary degrees-of-freedom to be fixed (b-set) during generalized dynamic reduction or component mode calculations.
SECSET1 Defines boundary degrees-of-freedom to be free (c-set) during generalized dynamic reduction or component mode synthesis calculations.
SEQSET1 Defines the generalized degrees-of-freedom of the superelement to be used in generalized dynamic reduction or component mode synthesis.
SESET Defines interior grid points for a superelement.
SET Defines a set of element or grid point numbers to be plotted.
Note: Node and element sets supported with the THRU option.
SET1 Defines a list of structural grid points or element identification numbers.
SET3 Defines a list of grids, elements or points.
SET_FREQ Frequencies for which output will be printed in frequency response problems
SET_GRIDC Grid point identification numbers and component codes. The values must beof T1, T2, T3, R1, or R3.
SEUSET1 Defines a degree-of-freedom set for a superelement.

OptiStruct Cards

OptiStruct sets are represented in Engineering Solutions as entity sets. The sets can be composed of grids, elements, design variables, MBD entities, mode numbers, frequencies or times for reference by other input definitions. In addition to the definition of entity sets through the explicit selection of the constituents, it is possible to define a set of nodes or a set of elements through a combination of formulaic expressions.

Sets that are created in Engineering Solutions are maintained on I/O by using the $HMSET comment cards.
Card Description
BORE Defines the surface, coordinate system, and parameters required to request Bore Deformation output for Static Analysis Subcases.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
CSUPER Defines the grid or scalar point connections for identical or mirror image super elements or super elements from an external source
CSUPEXT Defines the Exterior grid points for One-Step Superelement Analysis.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
EL2PROP Used to assign property ID to elements in DMIG.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
ERPPNL Defines one or more sets of elements as panels for equivalent radiated power output for a frequency response analysis of a coupled fluid-structural model.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
MBDCRV Defines an ordered list of grids as a Multibody Deformable Curve.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
MBDSRF Defines a multibody deformable surface.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
MBPCRV Defines a Multi-body Parametric Curve using node sets.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
PANEL Defines up to four sets of grid points or elements as panels for panel participation output for a frequency response analysis of a coupled fluid-structural model.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
PANELG Defines a set of grid points and/or elements as generic panel.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
PRETENS Defines 1D or 3D pre-tensioned bolt section.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
RADSND Defines a set of grid points where the sound will be calculated as well as the panels that are generating the sound.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
ROTORG Specifies grids that determine the Rotor Line model.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
RSPINR Defines the relative spin rates between rotors during a rotor dynamic analysis in Modal Complex Eigenvalue or Frequency Response solution sequences.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
RSPINT Defines the rotor spin rates and rotor damping parameters with respect to time during a Transient Rotor Dynamics Analysis.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
SEBSET1 Defines boundary degrees-of-freedom to be fixed (b-set) during generalized dynamic reduction or component mode calculations.
SECSET1 Defines free boundary degrees-of-freedom to be free for use in One-Step Superelement Analysis (Alternate Format).
Note: Bulk Data Entry
SEQSET1 Defines the generalized degrees-of-freedom of the superelement for use in One-Step Superelement Analysis (Alternate Format).
Note: Bulk Data Entry
SESET Defines the interior grid points for One-Step Superelement Analysis.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
SET_DESVAR Defines a set of design variables.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
SET_ELEM Defines a set of elements.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
SET_FREQ Defines a set of frequencies or time.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
SET_GRID Defines a set of grids.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
SET_GRIDC Defines a set of GRID/Component list; intended for use by PFMODE.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
SET_MODE Defines a set of mode numbers.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
SET_PLOTEL Defines a set of PLOTELs.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
SET_PLY Defines set of ply ID's defined in the PLY or PCOMPG Data Entries.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
SET_RIGID Defines set of rigid elements.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
SET_TIME Defines set of real values representing times defined simply as a list of real values.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
SET Defines a set of grids, elements, design variables, MBD entities, mode numbers, frequencies or times for reference by other input definitions.
Note: Bulk Data Entry

Sets of integer and real values are supported as entity sets.

SET3 Defines a set of grids or elements.
Note: Bulk Data Entry

PAM-CRASH Cards

During import, entity sets are automatically generated. PAM-CRASH cards with general entity selection generate entity sets.
Card Description
GES /  
GROUP / Keyword selection.
Note: GROUP / card and general entity selection (GES) are mapped as set of sets.

A set is created if only one keyword is used.

A set of sets will be created:
  • If the definition uses more than one keyword.
  • Unresolved groups are used in the definition.
  • More than one GRP keyword is present in the definition.
  • A GROUP definition is always implemented as a set of set.

Permas Cards

Card Description
ESET Definition of new element sets. An element set may be defined by a list of element numbers or other element set names or using some generation rules.
ESETBIN Definition of element set bins. An element set bin is defined by a list of element set names.
NSET Definition of new node sets. A node set may be defined by a list of node numbers or other node set names or using some generation rules.
NSETBIN Definition of node set bins. A node set bin is defined by a list of node set names.
SFSET Definition of new surface sets. A surface set may be defined by a list of surface numbers or other surface set names or using some generation rules.

Radioss Cards

Sets of different types but with the same ID are supported.
Card Description
/GRBEAM Defines the beam groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRBEAM/BEAM Defines the beam number groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRBEAM/BOX Defines the beam groups which are inside the box.
Note: Block Format Keyword

All elements having all nodes inside the box or on its surface are selected.

/GRBEAM/BOX2 Defines the beam groups which are inside the box.
Note: Block Format Keyword

All elements with at least one node inside the box or on its external surface are selected.

/GRBEAM/GRBEAM Defines the beam groups which are selected from other beam groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRBEAM/MAT Defines the beam material groups which belong to given materials.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRBEAM/PART Defines the beam part groups which belong to given parts.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRBEAM/PROP Defines the beam property groups which belong to given properties.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRBEAM/SUBSET Defines the beam subset groups which belong to givens subsets.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRBRIC Defines the brick groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRBRIC/BOX Defines the brick box groups which are inside the box.
Note: Block Format Keyword

All elements having all nodes inside the box or on its surface are selected.

/GRBRIC/BOX2 Defines the brick box groups which are inside the box.
Note: Block Format Keyword

All elements with at least one node inside the box or on its external surface are selected.

/GRBRIC/BRIC Defines the brick number groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRBRIC/GRBRIC Defines the brick groups which are selected from other brick groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRBRIC/MAT Defines the brick material groups which belong to given materials.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRBRIC/PART Defines the brick part groups which belong to given parts.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRBRIC/PROP Defines the brick property groups which belong to given properties.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRBRIC/SUBSET Defines the brick subset groups which belong to given subsets.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRNOD Defines the node groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRNOD/BOX Defines the node box groups which are inside the box.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRNOD/GENE Defines the node groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRNOD/GRBEAM Defines the node groups which are selected from beam groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRNOD/GRBRIC Defines the node groups which are selected from brick groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRNOD/GRQUAD Defines the node groups which are selected from quad groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRNOD/GRSH3N Defines the 3 node shell groups which are selected from 3-node shell groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRNOD/GRSHEL Defines the 4 node shell groups which are selected from 4-node shell groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRNOD/GRSPRI Defines the node spring groups which are selected from spring groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRNOD/GRTRUS Defines the node truss groups which are selected from truss groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRNOD/MAT Defines the node material groups which belong to given materials.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRNOD/NODE Defines the node groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRNOD/NODENS Defines the unsortable node number groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRNOD/PART Defines the node part groups which belong to given parts.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRNOD/PROP Defines the node part groups which belong to given parts.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRNOD/SUBSET Defines the node subset groups which belong to given subset.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRNOD/SURF Defines the node surface groups which belong to given surfaces.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRPART Defines the part groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRQUAD Defines the quad groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRQUAD/BOX Defines the quad groups are inside the box.
Note: Block Format Keyword

All elements having all nodes inside the box or on its surface are selected.

/GRQUAD/BOX2 Defines the quad groups are inside the box.
Note: Block Format Keyword

All elements with at least one node inside the box or on its external surface are selected.

/GRQUAD/GRQUAD Defines the quad groups which are selected from other quad groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRQUAD/MAT Defines the quad material groups which belong to given materials.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRQUAD/PART Defines the quad part groups which belong to given parts.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRQUAD/PROP Defines the quad property groups which belong to given properties.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRQUAD/QUAD Defines the quad number groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRQUAD/SUBSET Defines the quad subset groups which belong to given subsets
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRSH3N Defines the 3-node shell groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRSH3N/BOX Defines the 3-node shell groups which are inside the box.
Note: Block Format Keyword

All elements having all nodes inside the box or on its surface are selected.

/GRSH3N/BOX2 Defines the 3-node shell groups which are inside the box.
Note: Block Format Keyword

All elements with at least one node inside the box or on its external surface are selected.

/GRSH3N/GRSH3N Defines the 3-node shell groups which are selected from other 3-node shell groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRSH3N/MAT Defines the 3-node shell material groups which belong to given materials.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRSH3N/PART Defines the 3-node shell part groups which belong to given parts.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRSH3N/PROP Defines the 3 node shell groups which belong to given properties.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRSH3N/SH3N Defines the 3-node shell groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRSH3N/SUBSET Defines the 3-node shell subset groups which belong to given subsets.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRSHEL Defines the shell groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRSHEL/BOX Defines the shell box groups which are inside the box.
Note: Block Format Keyword

All elements having all nodes inside the box or on its surface are selected.

/GRSHEL/BOX2 Defines the shell box groups which are inside the box.
Note: Block Format Keyword

All elements with at least one node inside the box or on its external surface are selected.

/GRSHEL/GRSHEL Defines the shell groups which are selected from other shell groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRSHEL/MAT Defines the shell material groups which belong to given materials.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRSHEL/PART Defines the shell part groups which belong to given parts.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRSHEL/PROP Defines the shell property groups which belong to given properties.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRSHEL/SHEL Defines the shell number groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRSHEL/SUBSET Defines the shell subset groups which belong to given subsets.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRSPRI Defines the spring groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRSPRI/BOX Defines the spring groups which are inside the box.
Note: Block Format Keyword

All elements having all nodes inside the box or on its surface are selected.

/GRSPRI/BOX2 Defines the spring groups which are inside the box.
Note: Block Format Keyword

All elements with at least one node inside the box or on its external surface are selected.

/GRSPRI/GRSPRI Defines the spring groups which are selected from other spring groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRSPRI/PART Defines the spring part groups which belong to given parts.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRSPRI/PROP Defines the spring property groups which belong to given properties.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRSPRI/SPRI Defines the spring groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRSPRI/SUBSET Defines the spring subset groups which belong to given subsets.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRTRUS Defines the truss groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRTRUS/BOX Defines the truss box groups which are inside the box.
Note: Block Format Keyword

All elements having all nodes inside the box or on its surface are selected.

/GRTRUS/BOX2 Defines the truss box groups which are inside the box.
Note: Block Format Keyword

All elements with at least one node inside the box or on its external surface are selected.

/GRTRUS/GRTRUS Defines the truss groups which are selected from other truss groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRTRUS/MAT Defines the truss material groups which belong to given materials.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRTRUS/PART Defines the truss part groups which belong to given parts.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRTRUS/PROP Defines the truss property groups which belong to given properties.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRTRUS/SUBSET Defines the truss subset groups which belong to given subsets.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/GRTRUS/TRUS Defines the truss groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/LINE Defines the line.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/LINE/BOX Defines the lines inside the box.
Note: Block Format Keyword

All elements having all nodes inside the box or on its surface are selected.

/LINE/BOX2 Defines the lines inside the box.
Note: Block Format Keyword

All elements with at least one node inside the box or on its external surface are selected.

/LINE/EDGE Defines the selected edges from given surfaces as lines.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/LINE/GRBEAM Defines the lines selected from beam groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/LINE/GRTRUS Defines the lines selected from truss groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/LINE/MAT Defines the lines which belong to given materials.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/LINE/PROP Defines the lines which belong to given properties.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/LINE/SURF Defines the lines which belong to given surfaces.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/SURF Defines the surface definition.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/SURF/BOX Defines the surfaces inside the box.
Note: Block Format Keyword

All segments supported by solids, shells and 3-node shells with all nodes inside the box or on its external surface are selected (segments lying on solid elements are not considered).

/SURF/BOX/ALL Defines the surfaces inside the box (include inner segments).
Note: Block Format Keyword

All segments supported by solids, shells and 3-node shells with all nodes inside the box or on its external surface are selected (segments lying on solid elements are not considered).

/SURF/BOX/EXT Defines the surfaces which are inside the box (exclude inner segments).
Note: Block Format Keyword

All segments supported by solids, shells and 3-node shells with all nodes inside the box or on its external surface are selected (segments lying on solid elements are not considered).

/SURF/BOX2 Defines the surfaces inside the box.
Note: Block Format Keyword

All segments with at least one node inside the box or on its surface are selected.

/SURF/GRSHELL Defines the surface selected from shell groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/SURF/MAT Defines the material surfaces which belong to given materials.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/SURF/MAT/ALL Defines the material surfaces which belong to given materials.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/SURF/MAT/EXT Defines the external material surfaces which belong to given materials.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/SURF/PART Defines the parts surfaces which belong to given parts.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/SURF/PART/ALL Defines the parts surfaces which belong to given parts.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/SURF/PART/EXT Defines the external parts surfaces which belong to given parts.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/SURF/PLANE Describes an infinite PLANE surface defined by a normal vector MM1.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/SURF/PROP Defines the property surfaces which belong to given properties.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/SURF/PROP/ALL Defines the property surfaces which belong to given properties.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/SURF/PROP/EXT Defines the external property surfaces which belong to given properties.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/SURF/SUBSET Defines the subset surfaces which belong to given subsets.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/SURF/SUBSET/ALL Defines the subset surfaces which belong to given subsets.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/SURF/SUBSET/EXT Defines the external subset surfaces which belong to given subsets.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/SURF/SURF Defines the surface selected from other surfaces.
Note: Block Format Keyword

Samcef Cards

Card Description
.SEL NOE Defines a set of grids.
.SEL MAI Defines a set of elements.