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Purpose

To associate a descriptive name with a node or element of the finite element model.

Theory

Refer to Node and Element Labels for further information on this feature.

Keyword Format

A block of lines which defines a label, repeated as often as necessary.

TYPE=Type

Number, LABEL=Label

Notes: Type may be either NODE or ELEMENT. The second line may be repeated to define the second and successive labels of a particular type. The first line may be repeated to switch between node and element label definitions.

Table Input

Node Labels

Input:	Description
Node:	The number of the node for which the label is being defined.
Label:	The corresponding node label.

Element Labels

Input:	Description
Element:	The number of the element for which the label is being defined.
Label:	The corresponding element label.

Notes

(a)You can refer to labels in other areas of the program. For example, you can refer to node labels when you are assigning boundary conditions, or defining nodal equivalences, rather than referencing explicit node numbers, in the normal fashion.

(b)It is important to define meaningful names for ease of reference. Care should be taken also to ensure that the location names are unique, in order to avoid any possible ambiguity regarding the label definitions.