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      <h4 class="refClassification">Degrees-of-freedom for the a-set </h4>
      <p class="para_refTopic">Defines degrees-of-freedom in the analysis set (a-set). </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">ASET </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">IDi </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Grid or scalar point identification number.  (Integer &gt; 0) </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Component numbers.  (Integer zero or blank for scalar points, or any unique combinations of the Integers 1 through 6 for grid points with no embedded blanks.) </p>
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               <p class="para_item">Degrees-of-freedom specified on this entry form members of the mutually exclusive a-set.  They may not be specified on other entries that define mutually exclusive sets.  See <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/10ref73695_1.html');return(false);">&ldquo;Degree-of-Freedom Sets&rdquo; </a> for a list of these entries. 
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               <p class="para_item">When ASET, ASET1, QSET, and/or QSET1 entries are present, all degrees-of-freedom not otherwise constrained (e.g., SPCi or MPC entries) will be placed in the omitted set (o-set). </p>
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               <p class="para_item">In nonlinear analysis, all degrees-of-freedom attached to nonlinear elements must be placed in the a-set.  In other words, if the ASET or ASET1 entry, is specified then all nonlinear degrees-of-freedom must be specified on the ASET or ASET1 entry. </p>
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