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16 ©2023 ANSYS, Inc. Element APDL Name ds.dat: *set,_tid,13 POINT_MASS_1 = 13 et,_tid, 21 Point Mass Distributed Mass ds.dat: *set,_tid,14 DIST_MASS_1 =14 et,_tid, 154 Contact Region ds.dat: *set,tid,6 *set,cid,5 CONTACT_1 = 5 TARGET_1 = 6 et,tid,170 et,cid,174 • Element type number is an essential information for a MAPDL analysis. Knowing this number for a particular element will help users when using command snippets. Ex: It be used to modify KEYOPTS, real constants, element selection, retrieve contact results, etc.. • This feature shows the Element APDL Name property for Point Mass, Distributed Mass and Contact Region objects. It sets Element type number to a user defined name. Later this name can be used in places where the element type number is required.

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