COMPONENT_BOX
Mesh commands
*COMPONENT_BOX
"Optional title"
coid, pid, N${}_x$, N${}_y$, N${}_z$, csysid
$x_1$, $y_1$, $z_1$, $x_2$, $y_2$, $z_2$
"Optional title"
coid, pid, N${}_x$, N${}_y$, N${}_z$, csysid
$x_1$, $y_1$, $z_1$, $x_2$, $y_2$, $z_2$
Parameter definition
Variable
Description
coid
Component ID
pid
Part ID
N${}_x$
Number of elements in local x-direction
N${}_y$
Number of elements in local y-direction
N${}_z$
Number of elements in local z-direction
csysid
Local coordinate system ID
$x_1$, $y_1$, $z_1$
Box corner coordinate 1
$x_2$, $y_2$, $z_2$
Box corner coordinate 2
Description
This command is used to define a box with part ID pid.
Example
Define box component with higher order elements
Definition of a flat square plate with component ID 5 and part ID 20. CHANGE_P-ORDER converts the linear elements to cubic.
*COMPONENT_BOX
"flat plate"
5, 20, 10, 10, 1
0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.04
*PART
20, 1
*MAT_RIGID
1, 1000
*CHANGE_P-ORDER
P, 20, 3
*END
