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      <div class="title_refTopic" id="xps10_pagetitle">CWELD </div>
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      <h4 class="refClassification">Weld or Fastener Element Connection </h4>
      <p class="para_refTopic">Defines a weld or fastener connecting two surface patches or points. </p>
      <div class="title_refCategory">Format 1: </div>
      <div class="refCategoryContent">
         <table border="1" width="100%" align="center">
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               <col span="1" width="9.85*">
               <col span="1" width="9.85*">
               <col span="1" width="9.85*">
               <col span="1" width="9.85*">
               <col span="1" width="11.73*">
               <col span="1" width="10.03*">
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               <col span="1" width="10.03*">
               <col span="1" width="9.47*">
               <col span="1" width="9.28*">
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                     <p class="para_th">1 </p>
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                  <th align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_th">2 </p>
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                  <th align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_th">3 </p>
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                  <th align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_th">4 </p>
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                  <th align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_th">5 </p>
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                  <th align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_th">6 </p>
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                  <th align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_th">7 </p>
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                  <th align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_th">8 </p>
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                  <th align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_th">9 </p>
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                  <th align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_th">10 </p>
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                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">CWELD </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">EWID </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">PWID </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">GS </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&ldquo;GRIDID&rdquo; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">GA </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">GB </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">SPTYP </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">GA1 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">GA2 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">GA3 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">GA4 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">GA5 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">GA6 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">GA7 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">GA8 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
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                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">GB1 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">GB2 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">GB3 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">GB4 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">GB5 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">GB6 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">GB7 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">GB8 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
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      <div class="title_refCategory">Example: </div>
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               <col span="1" width="9.80*">
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               <col span="1" width="10.92*">
               <col span="1" width="9.98*">
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                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">CWELD </p>
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                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">7 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">29 </p>
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                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">233 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">GRIDID </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">QT </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">15 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">28 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">31 </p>
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                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">35 </p>
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                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">46 </p>
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                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">51 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">55 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">60 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">3 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">5 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">8 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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      <div class="title_refCategory">Alternate Formats and Example: </div>
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            <colgroup span="1">
               <col span="1" width="9.89*">
               <col span="1" width="9.89*">
               <col span="1" width="9.89*">
               <col span="1" width="9.89*">
               <col span="1" width="10.07*">
               <col span="1" width="10.07*">
               <col span="1" width="10.07*">
               <col span="1" width="10.07*">
               <col span="1" width="10.07*">
               <col span="1" width="10.07*">
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                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">CWELD </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">EWID </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">PWID </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">GS </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&ldquo;ELEMID&rdquo; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">SHIDA </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">SHIDB </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
            </tbody>
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            <colgroup span="1">
               <col span="1" width="9.89*">
               <col span="1" width="9.89*">
               <col span="1" width="9.89*">
               <col span="1" width="9.89*">
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               <col span="1" width="10.07*">
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            <tbody>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">CWELD </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">EWID </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">PWID </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&ldquo;ALIGN&rdquo; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">GA </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">GB </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
            </tbody>
         </table><br><table border="1" width="100%" align="center">
            <colgroup span="1">
               <col span="1" width="10.82*">
               <col span="1" width="9.87*">
               <col span="1" width="9.87*">
               <col span="1" width="9.87*">
               <col span="1" width="10.05*">
               <col span="1" width="10.05*">
               <col span="1" width="10.05*">
               <col span="1" width="10.05*">
               <col span="1" width="10.05*">
               <col span="1" width="9.30*">
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            <tbody>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">CWELD </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">3 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">28 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">354 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">ELEMID </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">15 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">16 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
            </tbody>
         </table><br><table border="1" width="100%" align="center">
            <colgroup span="1">
               <col span="1" width="11.22*">
               <col span="1" width="9.89*">
               <col span="1" width="9.89*">
               <col span="1" width="9.89*">
               <col span="1" width="10.07*">
               <col span="1" width="10.07*">
               <col span="1" width="10.07*">
               <col span="1" width="10.07*">
               <col span="1" width="10.07*">
               <col span="1" width="8.75*">
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            <tbody>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">CWELD </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">7 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">29 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">ALIGN </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">103 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">259 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
            </tbody>
         </table><br></div>
      <div class="title_refCategory">Fields:</div>
      <div class="refCategoryContent">
         <table cellpadding="9" width="100%" align="center">
            <colgroup span="1">
               <col span="1" width="15*">
               <col span="1" width="85*">
            </colgroup>
            <thead>
               <tr>
                  <th align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_th"><b class="uiTerm">Field </b></p>
                  </th>
                  <th align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_th"><b class="uiTerm">Contents </b></p>
                  </th>
               </tr>
            </thead>
            <tbody>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">EWID </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">CWELD element identification number. See Remark <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/14topic_40.html#ref44434');return(false);">65-1. </a> (Integer &gt; 0) 
                     </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">PWID </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">Property identification number of a PWELD entry. (Integer &gt; 0) </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">GS </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">Identification number of a grid point which defines the location of the connector. Required for &ldquo;GRIDID&rdquo; and &ldquo;ELEMID&rdquo;. See Remark <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/14topic_40.html#ref31823');return(false);">65-2. </a> (Integer &gt; 0) 
                     </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">&ldquo;GRIDID&rdquo; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">Character string indicating that the connection is defined with grid identification numbers GAi and GBi, respectively. See Remark <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/14topic_40.html#ref52061');return(false);">65-3. </a> (Character; No default) 
                     </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">GA, GB </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">Grid identification numbers of piercing points on surface A and surface B, respectively. See Remark <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/14topic_40.html#ref55078');return(false);">65-4. </a> (Integer &gt; 0 or blank) 
                     </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">SPTYP </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">String indicating types of surface patches A and B. SPTYP=&rdquo;QQ&rdquo;, &ldquo;TT&rdquo;, &ldquo;QT&rdquo;, &ldquo;TQ&rdquo;, &ldquo;Q&rdquo; or &ldquo;T&rdquo;. Indicates quadrilateral (&ldquo;Q&rdquo;) or triangular (&ldquo;T&rdquo;) surface patch. See Remark <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/14topic_40.html#ref50746');return(false);">65-5. </a> (Character; Required for &ldquo;GRIDID&rdquo;) 
                     </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">GAi </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">Grid identification numbers of the first surface patch. GA1 to GA3 are required. See Remark <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/14topic_40.html#ref81502');return(false);">65-6. </a> (Integer &gt; 0) 
                     </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">GBi </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">Grid identification numbers of the second surface patch. See Remark <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/14topic_40.html#ref81502');return(false);">65-6. </a> (Integer &gt; 0) 
                     </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
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                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">&ldquo;ELEMID&rdquo; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">Character string indicating that the connection is defined with shell element ids SHIDA and SHIDB. See Remark <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/14topic_40.html#ref40906');return(false);">65-7. </a> (Character; No default) 
                     </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">GA, GB </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">Grid identification numbers of piercing points on surface A and surface B, respectively. See Remark <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/14topic_40.html#ref55078');return(false);">65-4. </a> (Integer &gt; 0 or blank) 
                     </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">SHIDA </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">Element identification number of the first shell element. (Integer &gt; 0; required for &ldquo;ELEMID&rdquo;) </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">SHIDB </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">Element identification number of the second shell element. (Integer &gt; 0) </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">&ldquo;ALIGN&rdquo; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">Character string indicating that the connection is defined between two shell vertex grid points. See Remark <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/14topic_40.html#ref66209');return(false);">65-8. </a> (Character; No default) 
                     </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">GA </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">Vertex grid identification number of the first shell. (Integer &gt; 0) </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">GB </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">Vertex grid identification number of the second shell. (Integer &gt; 0) </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
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      <div class="title_refCategory">Remarks: </div>
      <div class="refCategoryContent">
         <ol type="1" start="1">
            <li><a name="ref44434"></a><p class="para_item">CWELD defines a flexible connection between two surface patches, between a point and a surface patch, or between two shell vertex grid points. See <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/14topic_40.html#ref99394');return(false);">Figure 13-</a> through <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/14topic_40.html#ref95682');return(false);">Figure 13-</a>. 
               </p><a name="ref99394"></a><div class="figure">
                  <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/bulkc2-fig39.gif"></p>
               </div>
               <div class="title_figure">Figure. Patch-to-Patch Connection Defined with Format GRIDID or ELEMID </div>
               <div class="figure">
                  <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/bulkc2-fig40.gif"></p>
               </div>
               <div class="title_figure">Figure. Point-to-Patch Connection Defined with Format GRIDID or ELEMID </div><a name="ref95682"></a><div class="figure">
                  <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/bulkc2-fig41.gif"></p>
               </div>
               <div class="title_figure">Figure. Point-to-Point Connection Defined with Format ALIGN </div>
            </li>
            <li><a name="ref31823"></a><p class="para_item">The location of the connector element is defined by a projection of grid point GS normal to surface patches A and B. A normal projection must exist in order to define a valid element. GS need not lie on either surface patch, and is ignored if the format (field 5) is &ldquo;ALIGN&rdquo;. </p>
            </li>
            <li><a name="ref52061"></a><p class="para_item">The format &ldquo;GRIDID&rdquo; defines either a point to patch or a patch to patch connection. For the point to patch connection, the user must define GS and GAi. Then it is assumed that GS is a shell vertex grid and GAi are grids describing a surface patch. For the patch to patch connection, the user must define GS, GAi and GBi. Then GAi describes the first surface patch and GBi the second surface patch. </p>
            </li>
            <li><a name="ref55078"></a><p class="para_item">The input of the piercing points GA and GB is optional for format &ldquo;GRIDID&rdquo; and &ldquo;ELEMID&rdquo;. If GA and GB are not specified, they are generated from the normal projection of GS on surface patch A and B. Internal ids are generated for GA and GB starting with an offset specified on PARAM, OSWPPT. If GA and GB are specified,  their locations may be corrected so that they lie on surface patch A and B, respectively. The length of the connector is the distance from GA to GB. </p>
            </li>
            <li><a name="ref50746"></a><p class="para_item">SPTYP defines the type of surface patches to be connected. SPTYP is required for the &ldquo;GRIDID&rdquo; format to identify quadrilateral or triangular patches. Allowable combinations are: </p>
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                           <p class="para_th"><b class="uiTerm">SPTYP </b></p>
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                        <th align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_th"><b class="uiTerm">Description </b></p>
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                           <p class="para_td">QQ </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Connects a quadrilateral surface patch A (Q4 to Q8)  with a quadrilateral surface patch B (Q4 to Q8). </p>
                        </td>
                     </tr>
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                        <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">QT </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Connects a quadrilateral surface patch A (Q4 to Q8) with a triangular surface patch B (T3 to T6). </p>
                        </td>
                     </tr>
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                        <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">TT </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Connects a triangular surface patch A (T3 to T6) with a triangular surface patch B (T3 to T6). </p>
                        </td>
                     </tr>
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                        <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">TQ </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Connects a triangular surface patch A (T3 to T6) with a quadrilateral surface patch B (Q4 to Q8). </p>
                        </td>
                     </tr>
                     <tr>
                        <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">Q </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Connects the shell vertex grid GS with a quadrilateral surface patch A (Q4 to Q8) if surface patch B is not specified </p>
                        </td>
                     </tr>
                     <tr>
                        <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">T </p>
                        </td>
                        <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                           <p class="para_td">Connects the shell vertex grid GS with a triangular surface patch A (T3 to T6) if surface patch B is not specified </p>
                        </td>
                     </tr>
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               </table><br></li>
            <li><a name="ref81502"></a><p class="para_item">GAi are required for the &ldquo;GRIDID&rdquo; format. At least 3 and at most 8 grid IDs may be specified for GAi and GBi, respectively. Triangular and quadrilateral element definition sequences apply for the order of GAi and GBi, see <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/14topic_40.html#ref71746');return(false);">Figure 13-</a>. Missing midside nodes are allowed. 
               </p><a name="ref71746"></a><div class="figure">
                  <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/bulkc2-fig42.gif"></p>
               </div>
               <div class="title_figure">Figure. Quadrilateral and Triangular Surface Patches Defined withFormat GRIDID </div>
            </li>
            <li><a name="ref40906"></a><p class="para_item">The &ldquo;ELEMID&rdquo; format defines a point to patch connection, GS to SHIDA or a patch to patch connection, SHIDA to SHIDB. SHIDA and SHIDB must be valid shell element identification numbers. </p>
            </li>
            <li><a name="ref66209"></a><p class="para_item">The &ldquo;ALIGN&rdquo; format defines a point to point connection. GA and GB are required, and they must be vertex nodes of shell elements. GA and GB are not required for the other formats. </p>
            </li>
            <li>
               <p class="para_item">Forces and moments are output in the element coordinate system. The element x-axis is in the direction of GA to GB, see <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/14topic_40.html#ref45204');return(false);">Figure 13-</a>.  The element y-axis is perpendicular to the element x-axis and is lined up with the closest axis of the basic coordinate system.  The element z-axis is the cross product of the element x- and y-axis. The output of the forces and moments including the sign convention is the same as in the CBAR element. 
               </p><a name="ref45204"></a><div class="figure">
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                        <col span="1" width="113*">
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                           <td colspan="1" rowspan="9">
                              <p align="left"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/bulkc2-fig43.gif"></p>
                           </td>
                           <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">f<sub class="subscript">x </sub> &mdash; Axial force
                              </p>
                           </td>
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                        <tr>
                           <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">f<sub class="subscript">y</sub> &mdash; Shear force, plane 1
                              </p>
                           </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                           <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">f<sub class="subscript">z</sub> &mdash; Shear force, plane 2
                              </p>
                           </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                           <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">m<sub class="subscript">x </sub> &mdash; Torque
                              </p>
                           </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                           <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">M<sub class="subscript">yA</sub> &mdash; Bending moment end A, plane 2
                              </p>
                           </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                           <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">M<sub class="subscript">yB</sub> &mdash; Bending moment end B, plane 2
                              </p>
                           </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                           <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">M<sub class="subscript">zA</sub>&mdash; Bending moment end A, plane 1
                              </p>
                           </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                           <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">M<sub class="subscript">zB</sub>&mdash; Bending moment end B, plane 1
                              </p>
                           </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                           <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td>
                        </tr>
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               <div class="title_figure">Figure. Element Coordinate System and Sign Convention of Element Forces </div>
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