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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Continuations </div>
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      <p class="para_topic">Some Bulk Data entries require more than eight fields (72 columns) of data.  Continuations are required in such cases.  To do this, a parent entry (the first line) is followed by one or more continuation entries on subsequent lines.  For example, consider the following PBAR simple beam property entry (do not worry about what each field represents&mdash;this will be explained later): </p>
      <div class="title_division">Format: </div>
      <table border="1" width="100%" align="center">
         <colgroup span="1">
            <col span="1" width="10*">
            <col span="1" width="10*">
            <col span="1" width="10*">
            <col span="1" width="10*">
            <col span="1" width="10*">
            <col span="1" width="10*">
            <col span="1" width="10*">
            <col span="1" width="10*">
            <col span="1" width="10*">
            <col span="1" width="10*">
         </colgroup>
         <thead>
            <tr>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">1 </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">2 </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">4 </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">6 </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">8 </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">9 </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">10 </p>
               </td>
            </tr>
         </thead>
         <tbody>
            <tr>
               <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                  <p class="para_td">PBAR </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">PID </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">MID </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">A </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">I1 </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">I2 </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">J </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">NSM </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">C1 </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">C2 </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">D1 </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">D2 </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">El </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">E2 </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">F1 </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">F2 </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">K1 </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">K2 </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">I12 </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><div class="title_division">Continuation Example: </div>
      <table border="1" width="100%" align="center">
         <colgroup span="1">
            <col span="1" width="10*">
            <col span="1" width="10*">
            <col span="1" width="10*">
            <col span="1" width="10*">
            <col span="1" width="10*">
            <col span="1" width="10*">
            <col span="1" width="10*">
            <col span="1" width="10*">
            <col span="1" width="10*">
            <col span="1" width="10*">
         </colgroup>
         <tbody>
            <tr>
               <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                  <p class="para_td">PBAR </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">39 </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">6 </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">2.9 </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">1.86 </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">2.92 </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">.48 </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">+PB1 </p>
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                  <p class="para_td">+PB1 </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">0. </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">0. </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">0. </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">1. </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">1. </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">1. </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">1. </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">0. </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">+PB2 </p>
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                  <p class="para_td">+PB2 </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">.86 </p>
               </td>
               <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">.86 </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><p class="para_division">+PB1 in field 10 of the parent entry is an arbitrary (and unique) user-defined pointer to field 1 of the second line.  +PB2 in the second line points to the third line, and so on. </p>
      <p class="para_division">Continuation fields can also be generated automatically by NX Nastran (this approach is the recommended practice).  To automatically generate a continuation, the continuation line (or lines) must immediately follow the parent Bulk Data entry.  In addition, fields 1 and 10 of the continuation line (or lines) must be left blank.  When double-width generated continuations are not blank in field 1, but have an &ldquo;*&rdquo; in column 1, NX Nastran will generate unique continuations for you.  This process is illustrated in the following example: </p>
      <p class="para_division">Input (.DAT) file: </p><pre class="indent">
CHEXA,      1,      10,      3,      5,      7,       1,      15,
17,
           19,      13,      4,      6,      8,       2,      10,
11,
    ,      12,       9,     16,     18,     20,      14            </pre><p class="para_division">Output (.F06) file: </p><pre class="indent">
GEAR TOOTH EXAMPLE           JUNE 29, 2003 NX Nastran  06/29/2003 PAGE     3
    S O R T E D   B U L K   D A T A   E C H O                           
  CARD                                                                             
  COUNT . 1  ..   2  ..   3  ..   4  ..   5  ..   6  ..   7  ..   8  ..  9  ..10  .
  1-     CHEXA   1      10      3       5      7     1      15       17    
+000001
  2-     ++00000119     13      4       6      8     2      10       11    
+000002
  3-     ++00000212     9      16       18    20    14        
+000003</pre><p class="para_division">Continuation fields (fields one and ten) are replicated using the following conventions: </p>
      <ol type="1" start="1">
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Only letters of the alphabet and integers may be used.  They are coded into a base 36 number.  That is, the sequence of numbers is 0,1, 2, ..., 8, 9, A, B, ... </p>
         </li>
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">The first character in field one or ten is not incremented. </p>
         </li>
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">The continuation fields are incremented by +1 regardless of the value specified by the user. </p>
         </li>
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">The number of characters in an incremented field will not be increased.  For example, if the first field is &ldquo;0&quot;, the thirty-seventh field will also be &ldquo;0&quot;, resulting in an illegal entry.  A method to solve this problem would be to start with a first field of &ldquo;00&quot;.  This will provide thirty-six squared unique fields. </p>
         </li>
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">At least one field in fields 2 through 8 of continuation entries must be non-blank. </p>
         </li>
      </ol>
      <div class="title_division">Replication </div>
      <p class="para_division">Replication is a limited data generation capability which may be used in a fixed or free-field format. </p>
      <ol type="1" start="1">
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Duplication of fields from the preceding entry is accomplished by coding the symbol =. </p>
         </li>
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Duplication of all trailing fields from the preceding entry is accomplished by coding the symbol ==. </p>
         </li>
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Incrementing a value from the previous entry is indicated by coding *x or *(x), where x is the value of the increment.  &ldquo;x&rdquo; should be a real number for real fields or an integer for integer fields. </p>
         </li>
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Repeated replication is indicated by coding =n or =(n), where n is the number of images to be generated using the values of the increments on the preceding entry. </p>
         </li>
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Data items may be enclosed within parentheses or the parentheses may be deleted. </p>
         </li>
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">If NASTRAN MESH is specified in the File Management Section, MSGMESH includes the capabilities. </p>
            <ul>
               <li>
                  <p class="para_item">Continuation entry fields may be incremented or decremented. </p>
               </li>
               <li>
                  <p class="para_item">Repeated replication is indicated by coding =(n) in field 1, where n is the number of entry images to be generated using the values of increments from the current or preceding replication entry. </p>
                  <p class="para_item">Entered entries: </p><pre class="indent">GRID,101 ,17,1 .0,10.5,,17,3456
=(4), *(1),=,*(0.2),==$</pre><p class="para_item">Generated entries: </p>
                  <table border="1" width="100%" align="center">
                     <colgroup span="1">
                        <col span="1" width="10*">
                        <col span="1" width="10*">
                        <col span="1" width="10*">
                        <col span="1" width="10*">
                        <col span="1" width="10*">
                        <col span="1" width="10*">
                        <col span="1" width="10*">
                        <col span="1" width="10*">
                        <col span="1" width="10*">
                        <col span="1" width="10*">
                     </colgroup>
                     <tbody>
                        <tr>
                           <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                              <p class="para_td">GRID </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">101 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">17 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1.0 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">10.5 </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">17 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">3456 </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">GRID </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">102 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">17 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1.2 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">10.5 </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">17 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">3456 </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">GRID </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">17 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1.4 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">10.5 </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">17 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">3456 </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">GRID </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">104 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">17 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1.6 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">10.5 </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">17 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">3456 </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">GRID </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">105 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">17 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1.8 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">10.5 </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">17 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">3456 </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></li>
               <li>
                  <p class="para_item">A blank in field 1 indicates immediate continuation entry replication.  The default continuation entry increment is 1.  Example: </p><pre class="indent">BSET1,123,1,2,3,4,5,6,7
,,*7,*7,*7,*7,*7,*7,*7
=(3)</pre><p class="para_item">Generated entries: </p>
                  <table border="1" width="100%" align="center">
                     <colgroup span="1">
                        <col span="1" width="11.27*">
                        <col span="1" width="9.82*">
                        <col span="1" width="9.82*">
                        <col span="1" width="9.82*">
                        <col span="1" width="9.82*">
                        <col span="1" width="9.82*">
                        <col span="1" width="9.82*">
                        <col span="1" width="9.82*">
                        <col span="1" width="9.82*">
                        <col span="1" width="10.14*">
                     </colgroup>
                     <tbody>
                        <tr>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">BSET1 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">123 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">2 </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">4 </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">6 </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">+00001 </p>
                           </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">++00001 </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">8 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">9 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">10 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">11 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">12 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">13 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">14 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">+00002 </p>
                           </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">++00002 </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">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">17 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">18 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">19 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">20 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">21 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">+00003 </p>
                           </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">++00003 </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">22 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">23 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">24 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">25 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">26 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">27 </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">+00004 </p>
                           </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">++00004 </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">29 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">30 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">31 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">32 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">33 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">34 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">35 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">+00005 </p>
                           </td>
                        </tr>
                     </tbody>
                  </table><br></li>
               <li>
                  <p class="para_item">An &ldquo;=(D)&rdquo; in field 1 indicates delayed continuation entry replication.  A maximum of 9 entries may be replicated as a group.  The default continuation entry increment is 10.  Example: </p>
                  <p class="para_item">Entered entries: </p><pre class="indent">CTRIA3,10,1,1,10,11/+C1
=(D),*(1),=,=,*(1),*(1)/*(20)
+C1,,,2.0,1.0,1.0
=(2),==</pre><p class="para_item">Generated entries: </p>
                  <table border="1" width="100%" align="center">
                     <colgroup span="1">
                        <col span="1" width="11.82*">
                        <col span="1" width="10.13*">
                        <col span="1" width="10.13*">
                        <col span="1" width="10.13*">
                        <col span="1" width="10.13*">
                        <col span="1" width="10.13*">
                        <col span="1" width="10.13*">
                        <col span="1" width="10.13*">
                        <col span="1" width="8.63*">
                        <col span="1" width="8.63*">
                     </colgroup>
                     <tbody>
                        <tr>
                           <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                              <p class="para_td">CTRIA3 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">10 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">10 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">11 </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">+C1 </p>
                           </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                           <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                              <p class="para_td">+C1 </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">2.0 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1.0 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1.0 </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">CTRIA3 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">11 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">11 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">12 </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">+C21 </p>
                           </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                           <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                              <p class="para_td">+C21 </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">2.0 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1.0 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1.0 </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">CTRIA3 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">12 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">12 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">13 </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">+C41 </p>
                           </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                           <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                              <p class="para_td">+C41 </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">2.0 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1.0 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1.0 </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></li>
               <li>
                  <p class="para_item">Parentheses are optional on replication entries and an equal sign may replace an asterisk. </p>
                  <p class="para_item">The following is an example of the use of replication, automatic continuation field generation, and the free field format. </p><pre class="indent">GRID,101 ,17,1.0,10.5,,17,3456
=,*1,=,*0.2, *(0.1), == $ COMMENTS MAY APPEAR AFTER $
=3
EIGR,13,GIV,,30.
,MASS
CBAR,1 ,1 ,101 ,102,0.,0.,1.,,+0
=,*1,=,*1,*1====*1
+0,56
*1,=$</pre><p class="para_item">The above free-field entries will generate the following Bulk Data in the 8-column format, as seen in the SORTED BULK DATA ECHO: </p>
                  <table border="0">
                     <tr>
                        <td valign="top" align="left"><img align="left" src="../graphics/note.gif" alt="Note" title="Note"></td>
                        <td valign="bottom" align="left" width="100%">
                           <div class="para_note">
                              <p class="para_note_body">A &ldquo;,&rdquo; should always be used after the &ldquo;*1&rdquo; for the continuation increment even if fixed field format is being used.  </p>
                           </div>
                        </td>
                     </tr>
                  </table>
                  <table border="1" width="100%" align="center">
                     <colgroup span="1">
                        <col span="1" width="1246*">
                        <col span="1" width="989*">
                        <col span="1" width="977*">
                        <col span="1" width="977*">
                        <col span="1" width="977*">
                        <col span="1" width="977*">
                        <col span="1" width="977*">
                        <col span="1" width="977*">
                        <col span="1" width="624*">
                        <col span="1" width="1273*">
                     </colgroup>
                     <tbody>
                        <tr>
                           <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                              <p class="para_td">CBAR </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">101 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">102 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">0. </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">0. </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1. </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">+0 </p>
                           </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                           <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                              <p class="para_td">+0 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">56 </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>
                           <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">CBAR </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">2 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">102 </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">0. </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">0. </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1. </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">+1 </p>
                           </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                           <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                              <p class="para_td">+1 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">56 </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>
                           <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">EIGR </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">13 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">GIV </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">30. </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">+000001 </p>
                           </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                           <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                              <p class="para_td">++000001 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">MASS </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>
                           <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">GRID </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">101 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">17 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1.0 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">10.5 </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">17 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">3456 </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">GRID </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">102 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">17 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1.2 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">10.6 </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">17 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">3456 </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">GRID </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">17 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1.4 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">10.7 </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">17 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">3456 </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">GRID </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">104 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">17 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1.6 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">10.8 </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">17 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">3456 </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">GRID </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">105 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">17 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">1.8 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">10.9 </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">17 </p>
                           </td>
                           <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">3456 </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></li>
            </ul>
         </li>
      </ol>
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