add

Adds the elements based on the arguments supplied from the model loaded in the active window.

The model file should be loaded to use this command.

Syntax

add <argument1> <argument2> <argument n>

Inputs

all: Adds all the elements of the model.; Data type: string
ele all: Adds all the elements of the model.; Data type: string, string
ele <id>: Adds the element with the <id> from the model. If the element with that <id> is non-existent, then nothing happens. No error message is output.; Data type: string, int
1D/1d all: Adds all the 1D elements from the model. If 1D elements are not in the model then no error message is output.; Data type: string, string
1D/1d <id>: Adds the 1D element with the specified <id> from the model. If the 1D element with that <id> is non-existent, then nothing happens. No error message is output.; Data type: string, int
quad4 all: Adds all the elements of configuration QUAD4 from the model. If no element of the specified configuration is present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, string
quad4 <id>: Adds the element with the configuration QUAD4 and the specified <id> from the model. If no element of the specified configuration and <id> is present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, int
quad8 all: Adds all the elements of configuration QUAD8 from the model. If no element of the specified configuration is present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, string
quad8 <id>: Adds the element with the configuration QUAD8 and the specified <id> from the model. If no element of the specified configuration and <id> is present in the model then no error message is output.; Data type: string, int
tria3 all: Adds all the elements of configuration TRIA3 from the model. If no element of the specified configuration is present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, string
tria3 <id>: Adds the element with the configuration TRIA3 and the specified <id> from the model. If no element of the specified configuration and <id> is present in the model then no error message is output.; Data type: string, int
tria6 all: Adds all the elements of configuration TRIA6 from the model. If no element of the specified configuration is present in the model then no error message is output.; Data type: string, string
tria6 <id>: Adds the element having configuration TRIA6 and the specified <id> from the model. If no element of the specified configuration and <id> is present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, int
3D/3d all: Adds all the 3D elements from the model. If no element of the specified dimension is present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, string
3D/3d <id>: Adds the 3D element having the specified <id> from the model. If no element of the specified dimension and <id> is present in the model, then no error message is output.; string, int
2D/2d all: Adds all the 2D elements from the model. If no element of the specified dimension is present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, string
2D/2d <id>: Adds the 2D element having the specified <id> from the model. If no element of the specified dimension and <id> is present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, int
comp <compname>: Adds all the elements in the component having the specified name. If the component having the specified name is non-existent, then the message "The component with name compname does not exist" is output.; Data type: string, string
comp <id>: Adds all the elements in the component having the specified <id>. If the component having the specified <id> is non-existent then the message "The component with id <id> does not exist" is output.; Data type: string, int
gro <grpname>: Adds the elements in the group having the name <grpname>.; Data type: string, string
bar all: Adds all 1D elements from the model. If no element of the specified dimension is present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, string
bar <id>: Adds the 1D element having the specified <id> from the model. If no element of the specified dimension and <id> is present in the model then no error message is output.; Data type: string, int
quad all: Adds all the QUAD4 and QUAD8 elements in the model. If no elements having a QUAD config are present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, string
quad <id>: Adds the 2D element of any QUAD configuration having the specified <id>. If the element with the specified <id> is not present in the model then no error message is output.; Data type: string, int
tria all: Adds all the TRIA3 and TRIA6 elements in the model. If no elements having a TRIA configuration are present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, string
tria <id>: Adds the 2D element of any TRIA configuration having the specified <id>. If the element with the specified <id> is not present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, int
tetra all: Adds all the TETRA4 and TETRA10 elements in the model. If no elements having a TETRA configuration are present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, string
tetra <id>: Adds the 3D element of any TETRA configuration having the specified <id>. If the element with the specified <id> is not present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, int
tetra4 all: Adds all the elements of configuration TETRA4 from the model. If no element of the specified configuration is present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, string
tetra4 <id>: Adds the element with the configuration TETRA4 and the specified <id> from the model. If no element of the specified configuration and <id> is present in the model then no error message is output.; Data type: string, int
tetra10 all: Adds all the elements of configuration TETRA10 from the model. If no element of the specified configuration is present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, string
tetra10 <id>: Adds the element with the configuration TETRA10 and the specified <id> from the model. If no element of the specified configuration and <id> is present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, int
hex all: Adds all the HEX8 and HEX20 elements in the model. If no elements having a HEX configuration are present in the model then no error message is output.; Data type: string, string
hex <id>: Adds the 3D element of any HEX configuration having the specified <id>. If the element with the specified <id> is not present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, int
hex8 all: Adds all the elements of configuration HEX8 from the model. If no element of the specified configuration is present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, string
hex8 <id>: Adds the element with the configuration HEX8 and the specified <id> from the model. If no element of the specified configuration and <id> is present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, int
hex20 all: Adds all the elements of configuration HEX20 from the model. If no element of the specified configuration is present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, string
hex20 <id>: Adds the element having configuration HEX20 and the specified <id> from the model. If no element of the specified configuration and <id> is present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, int
pen all: Adds all the PENTA6 and PENTA15 elements in the model. If no elements having a PENTA configuration are present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, string
pen <id>: Adds the 3D element of any PENTA config having the specified <id>. If the element with the specified <id> is not present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, int
pen6 all: Adds all the elements of configuration PENTA6 from the model. If no element of the specified configuration is present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, string
pen6 <id>: Adds the element having configuration PENTA6 and the specified <id> from the model. If no element of the specified configuration and <id> is present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, int
pen15 all: Adds all the elements of configuration PENTA15 from the model. If no element of the specified configuration is present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, string
pen15 <id>: Adds the element with the configuration PENTA15 and the specified <id> from the model. If no element of the specified configuration and <id> is present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, int
pyr all: Adds all the PENTA5 and PENTA13 elements in the model. If no elements having a PENTA(5/13) configuration are present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, string
pyr <id>: Adds the 3D element of any PENTA(5/13) configuration having the specified <id>. If the element with the specified <id> is not present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, int
pyr5 all: Adds all the elements of configuration PENTA5 from the model. If no element of the specified configuration is present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, string
pyr5 <id>: Adds the element having configuration PENTA5 and the specified <id> from the model. If no element of the specified configuration and <id> is present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, int
pyr13 all: Adds all the elements of configuration PENTA13 from the model. If no element of the specified configuration is present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, string
pyr13 <id>: Adds the element with the configuration PENTA13 and the specified <id> from the model. If no element of the specified configuration and <id> is present in the model, then no error message is output.; Data type: string, int
mat <matname>: Adds all the elements having the specified material name.; Data type: string, string
mat <id>: Adds all the elements in the material having the specified <id>.; Data type: string, int
swa: Swaps the current display.

Outputs

Nothing

Errors

No error codes.

If the model is not loaded in the active window, then the "Model File not Loaded" message is displayed. If no argument(s) or the wrong argument(s) is supplied to the add command, then the usage of the command is output based on the level of error.

Examples

Example 1

To add all the elements of a QUAD4 configuration:

add quad4 all;

Example 2

To add the elements in the components that have the names "Comp 1" and "Comp 2", if the model contains those components:

add comp {"Comp 1" "Comp 2"};

Example 3

Apart from the "all" and "<id>" option, the elements can be added by passing ranges only or mixing them with IDs. The rule to follow while using this option is each ID should be separated by a space and the range should be specified using a hyphen, "-" delimiter. Ranges cannot be specified for the "ele", "comp" and "gro" options.

The following example adds all the 2D elements having element IDs ranging from 100 to 200, 201 and 205:

add 2D 201 205 100-200;

Example 4

To add comps ranging from 1 to 10:

add comp 1-10

Example 5

To add elements ranging from 1 to 100:

add ele 1-100

Example 6

To add materials ranging from 1 to 10:

add mat 1-10