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*Cable

Purpose

To specify that part of the structure forms a cable between specified end points.

Theory

Refer to Cables for further information on this feature.

Note also that the old *NODE, *ELEMENT and *CABLE keywords have been largely superseded by the new *LINES keyword. Lines provide an automatic mesh creation facility to greatly expedite the model creation process. Using lines is a fundamentally different approach to working directly with nodes, elements and cables, although the information is ultimately handled in the same fashion internally. Since lines provide automatic mesh generation, you do not to concern yourself with explicit node and element numbering. Indeed the availability of lines makes nodes, elements and cables redundant to some degree, but they are retained for complete generality, and also to maintain downward compatibility with previous program versions. Refer to Lines for further information on this feature.

Keyword Format

A single line defining a cable. This line may be repeated as often as necessary.

Cable Number, Start Node (Number or Label), End Node (Number or Label), Cable Length

A Cable Number cannot be redefined. If you specify a node label rather than a node number, it must be enclosed in {} brackets. The Cable Length must be greater than zero.

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