/PENTA6

Block Format Keyword This pentahedron element is currently only supported as a thick shell Isolid =15 element and used with /PROP/TYPE20 (TSHELL). For non-thick shell solid 3D pentahedron elements, create a degenerated /BRICK element.

Format

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
/PENTA6/part_ID
penta_ID node_ID1 node_ID2 node_ID3 node_ID4 node_ID5 node_ID6      

Definitions

Field Contents SI Unit Examples
part_ID Part identifier of the block.

(Integer, maximum 10 digits)

 
penta_ID Element identifier

(Integer)

 
node_ID1 Node identifier 1

(Integer)

 
node_ID2 Node identifier 2

(Integer)

 
node_ID3 Node identifier 3

(Integer)

 
node_ID4 Node identifier 4

(Integer)

 
node_ID5 Node identifier 5

(Integer)

 
node_ID6 Node identifier 6

(Integer)

 

Comments

  1. The identifier must be unique in each element family, but it is advised for each element type to have a unique element identifier in the global model.
  2. This option defines a pentahedron, which is only available with Isolid =15 (PA6 thick shell element formulation /DEF_SOLID).

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    Figure 1.