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      <div class="title_refTopic" id="xps10_pagetitle">RELEASE </div>
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      <h4 class="refClassification">Superelement Boundary Grid Point Release </h4>
      <p class="para_refTopic">Defines degrees-of-freedom for superelement exterior grid points that are not connected to the superelement. </p>
      <div class="title_refCategory">Format: </div>
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               <col span="1" width="10*">
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               <col span="1" width="8.89*">
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                  <th align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <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>
                  </th>
                  <th align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_th">9 </p>
                  </th>
                  <th align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_th">10 </p>
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            <tbody>
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                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">RELEASE </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">SEID </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">C </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">G1 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">G2 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">G3 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">G4 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">G5 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">G6 </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>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">G7 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">G8 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">-etc.- </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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                  <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>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
            </tbody>
         </table><br></div>
      <div class="title_refCategory">Example: </div>
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            <colgroup span="1">
               <col span="1" width="1240*">
               <col span="1" width="986*">
               <col span="1" width="974*">
               <col span="1" width="986*">
               <col span="1" width="986*">
               <col span="1" width="986*">
               <col span="1" width="986*">
               <col span="1" width="974*">
               <col span="1" width="986*">
               <col span="1" width="888*">
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                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">RELEASE </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">456 </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">7 </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">2 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">156 </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">&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">152 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">162 </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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                  <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>
                  </td>
                  <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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               <col span="1" width="1253*">
               <col span="1" width="985*">
               <col span="1" width="973*">
               <col span="1" width="985*">
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               <col span="1" width="985*">
               <col span="1" width="985*">
               <col span="1" width="973*">
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               <col span="1" width="887*">
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                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">RELEASE </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">SEID </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">C </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">G1 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&ldquo;THRU&rdquo; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">G2 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" bgcolor="gray" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" bgcolor="gray" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" bgcolor="gray" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" bgcolor="gray" 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">RELEASE </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 </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">THRU </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">127 </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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               </tr>
            </tbody>
         </table><br><table border="1" width="100%" align="center">
            <colgroup span="1">
               <col span="1" width="1290*">
               <col span="1" width="981*">
               <col span="1" width="969*">
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               <col span="1" width="883*">
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                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">RELEASE </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">SEID </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">C </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&ldquo;ALL&rdquo; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" bgcolor="gray" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" bgcolor="gray" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" bgcolor="gray" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" bgcolor="gray" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" bgcolor="gray" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" bgcolor="gray" 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">RELEASE </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">127 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">156 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">ALL </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>
      <div class="title_refCategory">Fields:</div>
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               <col span="1" width="16*">
               <col span="1" width="84*">
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                  <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>
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               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">SEID </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">Superelement identification number.  (Integer &gt; 0) </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
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                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">C </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">Component number.  (Any unique combination of the Integers 1 through 6 with no embedded blanks.) </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">Gi </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">Grid point identification numbers.  (Integer &gt; 0, &ldquo;THRU&rdquo;, or &ldquo;ALL&rdquo;; For THRU option, G1 &lt; G2.) </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
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      <div class="title_refCategory">Remarks: </div>
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            <li>
               <p class="para_item">A grid point referenced on this entry must be an exterior grid point of the superelement referenced on the entry. </p>
            </li>
            <li>
               <p class="para_item">In the first alternate format, all grid points in the sequence G1 through G2 are not required to be exterior grid points.  Such grid points will collectively produce a warning message but will otherwise be ignored. </p>
            </li>
            <li>
               <p class="para_item">If the &ldquo;ALL&rdquo; option is used, all exterior grid points are released for the referenced degrees-of-freedom. </p>
            </li>
            <li>
               <p class="para_item">The RELEASE entry is applicable to only the superelement solution sequences (SOLs 101 through 200).  It may not reference the residual structure (SEID=0). </p>
            </li>
            <li>
               <p class="para_item">This entry is not supported for partitioned superelements. </p>
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