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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">The Bulk Data Section </div>
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      <p class="para_topic">The Bulk Data Section contains entries that specify model geometry, element connectivity, element and material properties, constraints (boundary conditions), and loads.  Some entries, such as loads and constraints, are selected by an appropriate Case Control command. </p>
      <p class="para_topic">Entries are prepared in either fixed or free field format.  The descriptions in this section show only the fixed format.  Entries that are used by the MSGMESH program are not included in this guide. </p>
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