Element types used in XMS software. See also XMDF elements.
| Element Type |
Image |
Faces
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| 1D linear element with 2 nodes
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| 1D linear element with 3 nodes
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| transition element
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| 2D linear triangle
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| 2D quadratic triangle
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| 2D linear quadrilateral
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| 2D quadratic quadrilateral
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| 2D quadratic quadrilateral with center node
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| 3D linear tetrahedron
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| FaceID |
Node Indices
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| 1 |
2,3,4
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| 2 |
1,4,3
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| 3 |
1,2,4
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| 4 |
1,3,2
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| 3D linear prism
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| FaceID |
Node Indices
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| 1 |
1,3,2
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| 2 |
4,5,6
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| 3 |
1,2,5,4
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| 4 |
2,3,6,5
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| 5 |
3,1,4,6
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| 3D linear hexahedron
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| FaceID |
Node Indices
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| 1 |
1,4,3,1
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| 2 |
5,6,7,8
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| 3 |
1,2,6,5
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| 4 |
2,3,7,6
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| 5 |
3,4,8,7
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| 6 |
4,1,5,8
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| 3D linear pyramid
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| FaceID |
Node Indices
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| 1 |
1,4,3,2
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| 2 |
1,2,5
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| 3 |
2,3,5
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| 4 |
3,4,5
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| 5 |
4,1,5
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