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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Constraints and Partitioning </div>
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      <div class="title_division">Single Point Constraints </div>
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                  <p class="para_td">SPC </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines a set of single-point constraints and enforced motion&mdash;enforced displacements in static analysis and enforced displacements, velocities or acceleration in dynamic analysis. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">SPC1 </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines a set of single point constraints. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">SPCADD </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines a single-point constraint set as a union of single-point constraint sets defined on SPC or SPC1 entries. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">SPCAX </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines a set of single-point constraints or enforced displacements for conical shell coordinates. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">SPCOFFi </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines degrees-of-freedom to be excluded from the AUTOSPC operation. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">GRID </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Includes single point constraint definition. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">GRIDB </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Includes single point constraint definition. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">GRDSET </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Includes deafult for single point constraints. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">FLSYM </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Symmetry control for boundary in axisymmetric fluid problem. </p>
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      </table><br><div class="title_division">Multipoint Constraints </div>
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                  <p class="para_td">MPC </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines a linear relationship for two or more degrees-of-freedom. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">MPCADD </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines a multipoint constraint set as a union of multipoint constraint sets defined via MPC entries. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">MPCAX </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines multipoint constraints for conical shell problems. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">POINTAX </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines multipoint constraints for point on conical shell. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">RBAR </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines multipoint constraints for rigid bar. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">RBEi </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines multipoint constraints for RBE1, RBE2, and RBE3. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">RROD </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines multipoint constraints for rigid rod. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">RSPLINE </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines multipoint constraints for spline element. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">RTRPLT </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines multipoint constraints for rigid triangular plate. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">CWELD </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines a weld or fastener connecting two surface patches or points. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">PWELD </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines the properties of connector (CWELD) elements. </p>
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      </table><br><div class="title_division">Partitioning </div>
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                  <p class="para_td">ASET </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines degrees-of-freedom in the analysis set (a-set). </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">ASET1 </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines degrees-of-freedom in the analysis set (a-set). </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">OMIT </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines degrees-of-freedom to be excluded (o-set) from the analysis set (a-set). </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">OMIT1 </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines degrees-of-freedom to be excluded (o-set) from the analysis set (a-set). </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">OMITAX </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines degrees-of-freedom to be excluded (o-set) from the analysis set (a-set). </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">GRID </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines interior points for a superelement. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">SESET </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines interior grid points for a superelement. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">CSUPEXT </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Assigns exterior points to a superelement. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">RELEASE </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines degrees-of-freedom for superelement exterior grid points that are not connected to the superelement. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">SEELT </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Reassigns superelement boundary elements to an upstream superelement. </p>
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      </table><br><div class="title_division">Free Body Supports </div>
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                  <p class="para_td">SUPORTi </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines degrees-of-freedom for determinate reactions. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">SUPAX </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines determinate reaction degrees-of-freedom in free bodies for conical shell analysis. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">CYSUP </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines fictitious supports for cyclic symmetry analysis. </p>
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      </table><br><div class="title_division">p-element Geometry Constraints </div>
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                  <p class="para_td">GMBC </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines enforced displacements for GRID, FEEDGE, FEFACE, GMCURV, and GMSURF entries. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">GMSPC </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines constraints for entries. </p>
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      </table><br><div class="title_division">Component Mode Boundary Conditions </div>
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                  <p class="para_td">BSET </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines the analysis set (a-set) degrees-of-freedom to be fixed (b-set) during component mode synthesis calculations. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">BSET1 </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines the analysis set (a-set) degrees-of-freedom to be fixed (b-set) during component mode synthesis calculations. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">CSET </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines the analysis set (a-set) degrees-of-freedom to be free (c-set) during component modes calculations. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">CSET1 </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines the analysis set (a-set) degrees-of-freedom to be free (c-set) during component modes calculations. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">QSET </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines the generalized degrees-of-freedom (q-set) to be used for component mode synthesis. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">QSET1 </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines the generalized degrees-of-freedom (q-set) to be used for component mode synthesis. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">SEBSET </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines the boundary degrees-of-freedom to be fixed (b-set) during component mode synthesis calculations. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">SEBSET1 </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines the fixed boundary points for a superelement. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">SECSET </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines the boundary degrees-of-freedom to be free (c-set) during component mode synthesis calculations. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">SECSET1 </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines the boundary degrees-of-freedom to be free (c-set) during component mode synthesis calculations. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">SENQSET </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines the number of internally generated scalar points for superelement dynamic reduction. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">SEQSET </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines the generalized degrees-of-freedom of the superelement to be used in component mode synthesis. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">SEQSET1 </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines the generalized degrees-of-freedom of the superelement to be used in component mode synthesis. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">SESUP </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines the determinate reaction superelement degrees-of-freedom in a free-body analysis. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">DEFUSET </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines the new names for degree-of-freedom sets. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">SEUSET </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines a degree-of-freedom set for a superelement. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">SEUSET1 </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines a degree-of-freedom set for a superelement. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">USET </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines a degree-of-freedom set. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">USET1 </p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines a degrees-of-freedom set. </p>
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